Hot Cross Buns

Name: Hot Cross Buns
Prep time: 2 h 50 min
Cook time: 2 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, diced; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 eggs; 57 grams fresh yeast; 118 milliliters golden raisins; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 liters high-gluten flour; 59 milliliters honey; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 59 milliliters milk, plus more as needed; 473 milliliters lukewarm milk; 118 milliliters dark raisins

Hot Cross Buns might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 385 calories, 10g of protein, and 7g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Easter. Head to the store and pick up butter, confectioners' sugar, raisins, and It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Crumble the yeast into a large mixing bowl and add 1 cup of the warm milk (the milk should feel just warm to the touch but not hot). Using the dough hook attachment, gently mix together.

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Dough

Yeast

Milk

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Mixing Bowl

Add the honey, butter, 2 eggs, flour, spice mix, salt, and raisins. Start the mixer and gently pour in the remaining 1 cup of milk while mixing. The dough should come together as a soft ball after a few minutes of mixing. If it is too sticky add a few sprinkles of additional flour; if it is too hard add a few more drops of cold milk.

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Seasoning Mix

Sprinkles

Raisins

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Honey

Egg

Milk

Salt

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Blender

Turn this soft dough out directly onto a sheet pan and cover with plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Frying Pan

Let it rise until about doubled in size.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

When it has double in size, turn the dough out onto a floured surface.

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Dough

Cut the dough in half and each half in half, etc. until you have a dozen pieces. Shape these pieces into rounds with your hands.

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Dough

Place these rounds equally spaced apart on a floured piece of parchment on a sheet pan. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise until almost doubled in size. (If you press gently with your finger on a bun it should bounce back but your fingerprint should remain a bit.)

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Wrap

Roll

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Plastic Wrap

Frying Pan

Beat the remaining egg with a fork in a small bowl. Very gently brush this mixture on each of the buns. Using a sharp knife cut a cross shape in the top of each bun. Besides being decorative this allows the bread to rise nicely as it bakes.

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Bread

Roll

Egg

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Bowl

Bake in for about 15 minutes or until browned.

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Let cool.

When cool, ice each bun with the glaze in a cross shape, following your cuts and using your spatula to drizzle icing on.

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Glaze

Icing

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Ice

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Mix together all the ingredients.

Put the sugar in a large bowl with the milk. Work the sugar and milk together until combined, adding additional milk 1 teaspoon at a time, until you have a nice smooth thick glaze.

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Glaze

Sugar