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How to Make Hot cross buns in Infinite Craft

Hot cross buns is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hot C. Buns plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Hot C. BunsOppositeHot cross buns

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 922 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WindWindTornado
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5PlantWaterSwamp
  6. 6PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  7. 7TornadoVenus FlytrapFunnel Cake
  8. 8AshFunnel CakeCinnamon
  9. 9CinnamonTornadoCinnamon Bun
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11Cinnamon BunSteamHot Cross Bun
  12. 12Hot Cross BunSteamHot Cross Buns
  13. 13EarthPlantTree
  14. 14TreeWaterRiver
  15. 15RiverTreePaper
  16. 16PaperPlantBook
  17. 17EarthRiverDelta
  18. 18BookDeltaAlphabet
  19. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20WaterWaterLake
  21. 21LakeMountainFjord
  22. 22DustFjordTroll
  23. 23MountainTrollDwarf
  24. 24DustPlantPollen
  25. 25PollenWaterHoney
  26. 26DustEarthPlanet
  27. 27EarthPlanetMoon
  28. 28HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  29. 29DwarfHoneymoonShort
  30. 30AlphabetShortAcronym
  31. 31PollenWindAllergy
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EnginePlantCar
  34. 34CarDustRust
  35. 35FireRustIron
  36. 36EarthIronMetal
  37. 37AllergyMetalNickel
  38. 38FireWindSmoke
  39. 39NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  40. 40EarthFireLava
  41. 41LavaWaterStone
  42. 42PlantStoneFossil
  43. 43FireFossilDinosaur
  44. 44DustWindSandstorm
  45. 45DustTreeWood
  46. 46SandstormWoodSandal
  47. 47DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  48. 48LakeThesaurusSynonym
  49. 49NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  50. 50AcronymNicknameInitials
  51. 51Hot Cross BunsInitialsHot C. Buns
  52. 52PlantWindDandelion
  53. 53DandelionWaterWine
  54. 54WindWineBalloon
  55. 55BalloonDustDust Bunny
  56. 56FireSwampDragon
  57. 57AshFirePhoenix
  58. 58DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  59. 59Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  60. 60Hot C. BunsOppositeHot cross buns
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp6Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap7Tornado + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Funnel Cake8Ash + Funnel Cakeโ†’ Cinnamon9Cinnamon + Tornadoโ†’ Cinnamon Bun10Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam11Cinnamon Bun + Steamโ†’ Hot Cross Bun12Hot Cross Bun + Steamโ†’ Hot Cross Buns13Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree14Tree + Waterโ†’ River15River + Treeโ†’ Paper16Paper + Plantโ†’ Book17Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta18Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet19Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain20Water + Waterโ†’ Lake21Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord22Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll23Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf24Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen25Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey26Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet27Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon28Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon29Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short30Alphabet + Shortโ†’ Acronym31Pollen + Windโ†’ Allergy32Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine33Engine + Plantโ†’ Car34Car + Dustโ†’ Rust35Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron36Earth + Ironโ†’ Metal37Allergy + Metalโ†’ Nickel38Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke39Nickel + Smokeโ†’ Nickelodeon40Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava41Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone42Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil43Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur44Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm45Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood46Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal47Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus48Lake + Thesaurusโ†’ Synonym49Nickelodeon + Synonymโ†’ Nickname50Acronym + Nicknameโ†’ Initials51Hot Cross Buns + Initialsโ†’ Hot C. Buns52Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion53Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine54Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon55Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny56Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon57Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix58Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang59Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite60Hot C. Buns + Oppositeโ†’ Hot cross buns

Other ways to make Hot cross buns

2 combinations are known to produce Hot cross buns. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hot cross buns
FirstSecondResult
Hot C. BunsOppositeHot cross buns
Hot C. BunsPresent TenseHot cross buns

What you can make with Hot cross buns

Hot cross buns at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
92
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 60 steps

Similar effort to Hot cross buns, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hot cross buns in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hot C. Buns with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hot cross buns?

60 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Hot cross buns hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hot cross buns?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hot cross buns, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.