Hot Cross Buns
Created by Fizzybrat on August 18, 2017
- Servings: 32
- Prep Time: 2.5h
- Cook Time: 60m
- Recipe #27646
Ingredients
- 2 packages (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup water, warm
- 1/2 cup milk, warm
- 1/4 cup mashed potatoes (warm)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup citron
- 4 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- FOR GLAZE
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons water, cold
- FOR ICING
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
How to Make
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Step 1: Dissolve yeast in warm water.
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Step 2: Stir in milk, potatoes, sugar, salt, butter, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, citron and 2 1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth.
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Step 3: Mix in remaining flour to form soft dough.
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Step 4: Turn dough onto lightly floured board, knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
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Step 5: Place in greased bowl; turn greased side up. Cover; let rise in warm place until double, about 1 1/2 hours.
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Step 6: Punch down dough; divide in half.
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Step 7: Cut each half into 16 pieces.
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Step 8: Shape into a smooth balls and place about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet.
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Step 9: With scissors, snip a cross on top of each bun. Cover; let rise until double, about 40 minutes.
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Step 10: Heat over to 375°.
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Step 11: Beat egg yolk and water to make glaze and brush tops of buns
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Step 12: Bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
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Step 13: Combine all icing ingredients and mix till smooth, When buns are cool, frost crosses on tops of buns with icing.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (50.5 g)
- Calories 153.7
- Total Fat - 3.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.2 g
- Cholesterol - 26.9 mg
- Sodium - 128 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 27.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.7 g
- Sugars - 12.7 g
- Protein - 2.7 g
- Calcium - 14.9 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg