Hot Cross Buns

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 teaspoons yeast (2 pkgs of yeast)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup milk, scalded and cooled to warm
• 1 cup water, lukewarm
• 6 tablespoons crisco shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 6 cups flour, maybe a bit more if needed
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 mix yeast, sugar and scalded cooled down milk and water together and set aside till yeast starts to bubble.
• 2 in mixer mix shortening and sugar together and add one egg at a time mixing in completely before adding another egg. mix well after last egg.
• 3 sift 6 cups of flour into separate bowl.
• 4 mix 3 cups of flour into the yeast mixture, mix till smooth.
• 5 add raisins.
• 6 add shortening, sugar and egg mixture.
• 7 take one cup of flour and add salt and cinnamon to it and mix it into dough. (to stop the cinnamon from lumping up in the dough).
• 8 knead in remaining cups of flour till dough is smooth.
• 9 place in greased bowl and allow to rise until double in size.
• 10 form buns then using clean scissors snip a cross into the tops of each bun.
• 11 beat egg yolk and water together and brush over tops of each bun.
• 12 bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes.
• 13 when cooked and cooled use piping bag and form cross with your favorite icing.