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Traditional Hot Cross Buns

SUBMITTED BY: Barbara Jean Lull

"'We looked forward to eating Mom's hot cross buns on Easter morning for many years,' recalls Barbara Jean Lull of Fullerton, California. This scaled-down version makes just six buns!"

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PREP TIME	30 Min
COOK TIME	15 Min
READY IN	45 Min

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INGREDIENTS

2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm 2% milk (110 to 115 degrees F)
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 egg
4 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons raisins
2 tablespoons dried currants
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 dash ground allspice
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon water
ICING:
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon 2% milk

DIRECTIONS

In a small mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in milk. Stir in butter, egg, sugar and salt. Combine 3/4 cup flour, raisins, currants, cinnamon and allspice; add to the yeast mixture and mix well. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 4-6 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down; shape into six 2-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on a baking sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray. Using a sharp knife, cut a cross on top of each bun. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Beat egg yolk and water; brush over buns. Bake at 375 degrees F for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks. Combine icing ingredients; pipe over buns.

FOOTNOTE

Nutritional Analysis: One bun equals 215 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 78 mg cholesterol, 142 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

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Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2008 by What a Dish!

These are good and really fun to make! The dough smells wonderful. I left out the dried... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2008 by Padme Amidala

they were very good the only reason i did not rate 5 stars because of 2 reasons . i did not... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2008 by missyoumuch

Great buns with a wonderful texture! I just added cinnamon and rasins - they were better than... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2008 by shelbriggs

These are AMAZING! I'll be making these every Easter. It's so perfect that it only makes 6 buns. MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 6, 2007 by vkunke

Just made these buns for Easter and had to taste them. Absolutely yummy. And, great for the... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2008 by CHEFBOYOSARAH

This was a great and easy recipe. And I loved that it only made 6...perfect for me! I didn't... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2008 by jane

This recipe was great.Easy to make and only made 6. I've passed the recipe along and people... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2009 by Pam-3BoysMama

These were very good, but I had to add a good bit of extra flour to make the dough workable.... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2009 by tammiet83

I usually have difficulty with yeast bread but found this easy to make. Perfect size recipe,... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2009 by danielleincanada

Nice...I used dried cranberries instead of raisins and currants, and the flavor was nice. When... MORE

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