Hot Cross Buns

HOT CROSS BUNS

Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients

1 cup flour

⅛ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons sugar

½ teaspoon cinnamon

⅛ teaspoon allspice

⅛ teaspoon cloves

2 - 3 tablespoons raisins

1 teaspoon yeast (Fleischmann’s Rapid Rise Instant Yeast)

2 tablespoons melted butter

1 small egg or two tablespoons egg (beaten)

2 tablespoons of warm water

2 tablespoons of warm milk

Method 

1.                         Combine flour, salt, sugar, cinnamon, allspice and cloves.  Shake or sprinkle in dry yeast.   Add raisins.  

2.                         Make a well in the center of the above ingredients and pour water, milk, butter, and beaten egg.  Mix all together.

3.                         Knead on bread board for about 5 to 10 minutes.  Cover and let rise until double in bulk.

4.                         Punch down and knead again; form and shape into buns size buns.

5.                         Place in pan or cookie sheet (greased).

6.                         Cover and let rise until double in bulk.

7.                         Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.  Yield 4 buns.

8.                         Optional:  Glaze and pipe on cross.                

Glaze:  2 tablespoons icing sugar, little clear vanilla and gradually add drops of milk to make glaze consistency.  (Brush on)

Cross:  2 tablespoons icing sugar, little clear vanilla and gradually add drops of milk to a thicker consistency then the glaze. (Pipe on with Wilton tip 46)

Hot Cross Buns were made, prepared, baked and the photography done by Shirley-Ann Pearman  

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Hot Cross Buns

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