Bread Machine Hot Cross Buns

Name: Bread Machine Hot Cross Buns
Prep time: 2 h 55 min
Cook time: 2 h 55 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons bread machine or quick active dry yeast; 118 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 1 egg; 2 eggs; 118 milliliters golden raisins; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 Tbsp milk or water; 237 milliliters powdered sugar; 118 milliliters dark raisins; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps cold water; 946 milliliters Gold Medal® Better for flour

Bread Machine Hot Cross Buns is a gluten free and vegetarian morn meal. This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 129 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Easter event. Head to the store and pick up granulated sugar, water, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 55 minutes.

Instructions

Break 2 eggs into 2-cup measuring cup.

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Egg

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Measuring Cup

Add enough water to measure 1 1/3 cups. Measure carefully, placing egg mixture and remaining bun ingredients except raisins, 1 egg and cold water in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.

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Raisins

Bread

Water

Roll

Egg

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Bread Machine

Add raisins at the Raisin/Nut signal or 5 to 10 minutes before last kneading cycle ends.

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Raisins

Select Dough/Manual cycle. Do not use delay cycle. (Total time will vary with appliance and setting.)

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Dough

Remove dough from pan, using lightly floured hands. Cover and let rest 10 minutes on lightly floured surface.

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Frying Pan

Grease cookie sheet or two 9-inch round cake pans. Divide dough in half. Divide each half into 8 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a smooth ball.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet or 1 inch apart in pans. Snip a cross shape in top of each ball, using scissors. Cover and let rise in warm place about 40 minutes or until double. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)

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Kitchen Scissors

Heat oven to 375°F. Beat egg and cold water slightly; brush over tops of buns.

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Water

Roll

Egg

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Oven

Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

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Oven

Remove from cookie sheet or pans to cooling rack. Cool slightly.

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Wire Rack

In medium bowl, mix all icing ingredients until well blended. Stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and spreadable. Make a cross on top of each bun with icing.

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Icing