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Ingredients
| active dry yeast: 1 Tbl |
| granulated sugar: 1 tsp |
| 2% milk: 2 cups |
| granulated sugar: 1/2 cup |
| salt: 1 1/2 tsp |
| eggs: 1 (beaten) |
| salted butter: 1/3 cup (melted) |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 6 cups |
| ground cinnamon: 3/4 tsp |
| seedless raisins (packed): 3/4 cup |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 1 cup |
| 2% milk |
Hot Cross Buns
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
120 min -
Cook Time
25 min -
Servings
24 serving(s)
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- Add yeast and 1 teaspoons sugar to 1/2 cup warm water.
- Let sit for 10 minutes.
- Warm milk in saucepan, add 1/2 cup sugar, salt, egg and butter.
- Pour into large bowl, add yeast mixture and stir. Add 5 cups flour, cinnamon and raisins. mix well.
- If dough is very sticky, add 1 more cup flour.
- Knead as for bread dough until smooth.
- Cover and let rise until doubled.
- Punch down, knead briefly and cut into buns.
- Place bun on a cookie sheet and cut a cross in the top of each.
- Let rise unto doubled.
- Bake at 325° for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- After they have cooled, put icing in each cross. Icing sugar blended with enough milk to form a paste works well.