Cherry-Berry Hot Cross Buns

Cherry-Berry Hot Cross Buns
Cherry-Berry Hot Cross Buns is a vegetarian morn meal. This recipe serves 16. One serving contains 242 calories, 5g of protein, and 7g of fat. It will be a hit at your Easter event. Head to the store and pick up butter, milk, cranberries, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours.

Instructions

1
In large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in granulated sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, 2 eggs and 2 cups of the flour. Beat with spoon until smooth. Stir in cranberries, blueberries, cherries and enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
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Place dough on lightly floured surface; gently roll in flour to coat. Knead about 5 minutes or until smooth and springy. Grease large bowl with shortening.
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Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover; let rise in warm place about 1 1/2 hours or until double in size. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)
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Grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray. Gently push fist into dough to deflate. Divide dough in half. Divide each half into 8 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a smooth ball.
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Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Snip a cross shape in top of each ball with scissors. Cover; let rise in warm place about 40 minutes or until double in size.
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Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, slightly beat 1 egg and cold water; brush over tops of buns.
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Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
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Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix all icing ingredients until smooth and spreadable.
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Remove buns from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool 5 minutes. Frost cross on top of each bun with icing.
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Serve warm.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In3 hrs
Servings16
Health Score2
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