Hot cross buns - 20 ways to burn off the calories

As Easter treats go, it’s hard to go past the traditional hot cross bun, toasted with a dollop of butter that trickles over the raisins and down your chin

Tempted to scoff a second? We don’t blame you. But be warned - despite a modest footprint, a single hottie contains as many calories as a decent-size choccie egg. Don’t let it stand between you and the toaster, but when you’re done, meet us at the back door and we’ll burn it off together.

20 ways to burn off the calories

1. Hit the waves for 85 minutes of surfing.

2. Offer to do your partner or housemate‘s ironing (as well as doing your own). In 2 hours 15 minutes you’ll have that bun well and truly off.

3. Book an hour-long trail ride. Yes, sitting - believe it.

4. Clean your teeth for three minutes. Times 50.

5. Reply to all the emails you’ve flagged to follow up later. At 204 minutes you’ll be bun free.

6. Sit there mocking the folks on My Kitchen Rules? Dare you to do better - your 2 hours cooking time starts now.

7. Hit your favourite department store for 120 minutes of retail therapy. Now how smart does online shopping sound?

8. Wash and vacuum the car for a total of 1 hour 6 minutes.

9. Find a new outfit in your existing wardrobe. About 150 minutes of trying on clothes ought to do it.

10. Pash your significant other for 2 1⁄2 hours.

11. Forget catching up for coffee. Ask a friend to play frisbee for 90 minutes.

12. Channel your inner Matisse and paint for 1.5 hours to brush of the cals.

13. Take an hour-long tai chi class.

14. Put your phone on silent and settle in for a 4-hour Frasier marathon.

15. Get Fido fit by going for walkies for around 80 minutes (but leave the Schmackos at home).

16. Test your stamina between the sheets. For every 85 minutes you’ll burn half a hot cross bun.

17. Re-stock the firewood pile ready for the first chilly nights. You only need 40 minutes’ chopping.

18. Fill a green bag with groceries from the pantry and run up and down the stairs for 35 minutes.

19. Who says aqua aerobics is only for seniors? A single class will blow the dough out of the water.

20. Spend 80 minutes putting together an Ikea bookcase.

* Based on a 65kg female and 85g traditional hot cross bun.

Source
http://www.womenshealthandfitness.com.au/weight-loss/fat-loss/398-hot-cross-buns-20-ways-to-burn-off-the-calories

Healthy Eating Hot Cross Buns Recipe

Hot cross buns are a yummy snack to have over Easter but they can be high in calories and not great if you are following a weight loss plan.

So instead, check our our healthy eating recipe for this popular Easter Favourite and enjoy them this week.

Ingredients

• 400g wholemeal flour
• ½ teaspoon mixed spice
• 50g reduced fat butter
• 40g mixed dried fruit
• 2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon Natvia natural sweetener
• 200ml water

Crossed dough ingredients

• 3 tablespoons plain flour
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons water

Glaze

• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons boiling water

Baking Directions:

• Preheat oven at 200 degrees.
• Mix yeast and natvia with 150ml of water.
• Mix the dry ingredients together (flour, mixed spice, dried fruit).
• Make a well in the centre of your dough. Then pour in the yeast mixture, 50ml of water and the butter
• Knead the dough for about 5 minutes and then cover it, leaving it to rise for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, cut the dough into balls and then leave them to rise for another 20 minutes or until the size doubles.
• Whilst waiting for the dough to rise, prepare your crossed dough mixture in a mixing bowl and put it into a piping bag.
• Then, pipe it onto the dough balls in a cross shape before you pop it in the oven.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Once it’s done, take it out of the oven and glaze it!

All your guests will definitely enjoy this tasty Easter staple and the best part is…it will help keep you on track towards your goal of getting losing weight.  Makes around 15 buns with each bun being approx 110 calories

Source
http://www.healthymummy.com/healthy-eating-hot-cross-buns/