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Hot Cross Buns Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Heat milk to very warm (110°). Pour warm milk and about a t. of the sugar into a bowl and sprinkle yeast over. Mix to dissolve and let sit for 5 minutes or until it starts to foam.
  • With mixer on low, add sugar, salt, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and eggs. Gradually mix in flour, dough will be wet and sticky. Continue kneading until smooth, about 5 minutes. Put in a deep bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a plate and let the dough rest for 30-45 minutes. ( I put mine in the lukewarm oven)
  • Knead again until smooth and elastic, about 3 minutes. Add fruit and knead until well mixed. At this point, dough will still be fairly wet and sticky. Shape dough in a ball, place in a buttered dish, and cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm, draft free place until doubled.
  • Lightly grease a cookie sheet. Divide dough into thirds then 8 equal pieces each. Shape each into a ball and place on baking sheet, 3/4 inche apart. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
  • In the meantime, pre-heat oven to 400° F.
  • When buns have risen, take a knife and slash buns with a cross.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, at 400°, then reduce heat to 350° F, bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Don’t over bake. Transfer to a wire rack until very warm then:
  • GLAZE with your favorite plain sugar glaze. . Serve warm, if possible.

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    " It was excellent "
    maureenlaw ate it and said...
    Love hot cross buns, and these are most likely way better than store bought. Thanks!
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