Hot Cross Buns

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 5 -6 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 1 cup icing sugar
• milk

Recipe

• 1 add yeast and 1 teaspoons sugar to 1/2 cup warm water.
• 2 let sit for 10 minutes.
• 3 warm milk in saucepan, add 1/2 cup sugar, salt, egg and butter.
• 4 pour into large bowl, add yeast mixture and stir. add 5 cups flour, cinnamon and raisins. mix well.
• 5 if dough is very sticky, add 1 more cup flour.
• 6 knead as for bread dough until smooth.
• 7 cover and let rise until doubled.
• 8 punch down, knead briefly and cut into buns.
• 9 place bun on a cookie sheet and cut a cross in the top of each.
• 10 let rise unto doubled.
• 11 bake at 325° for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 12 after they have cooled, put icing in each cross. icing sugar blended with enough milk to form a paste works well.