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    Hot Cross Buns

    March 28, 2013 by Alexis

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    On my way to 100 recipes in 100 days.  Here is recipe 70: Hot Cross Buns!

    Hot Cross Buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday (tomorrow).  These are a warm fragrant bun with cinnamon and raisins and topped with a frosting in the shape of a cross.  These make a wonderful breakfast paired with some fruit and hard boiled eggs.

    Hot Cross Buns

    The smell of these rolls is a very welcoming way to wake up your family.  Surprise them with an early breakfast of these sweet, warm rolls.

    Hot Cross Buns

    Hot Cross Buns

    3/4 cup butter, melted and cooled

    1 cup plus 1 Tbsp milk

    1/2 cup sugar

    4 1/2 tsp active dry yeast (2 pkgs)

    2  tsp course salt (I used kosher)

    1 tsp cinnamon

    3/4 tsp ground nutmeg

    4 eggs, lightly beaten

    5 1/2 cups flour

    1 1/3 cup raisins

    1 egg white

    2 cups powdered sugar

    2 Tbsp lemon juice

    1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a large bowl for the dough to rise and set aside.

    2. Place 1 cup milk in a sauce pan and over medium heat, heat until reaches 110 degrees.  Doesn’t not take long at all.

    3. Pour the milk in to a bowl of a stand mixer and attach the dough hook.  Slowly add sugar, yeast, 2 tsp salt, butter nutmeg, cinnamon and 4 eggs.  Mix slowly on low speed.

    4. While mixing, slowly add the flour one cup at a time and mix on low until a soft and slightly dough forms around the hook.  Continue kneading on low for about 5 minutes until smooth.

    5. Add raisins and kneed for a minute longer to incorporate. Butter an 11X17 baking pan and set aside

    6. Turn dough out on to lightly floured surface and kneed briefly and shape in to a ball.  Place dough in buttered bowl and turn to coat with butter.  Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place for an hour and 30 minutes.

    7. Turn dough out onto work surface and knead briefly.  Divide dough into 12 equal pieces and shape into a tightly formed ball.  Place in the prepared buttered baking pan 1 inch apart.  Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until rolls double in bulk, about 1 hour. Rolls should be touching.

    8. Whisk together 1 egg white and 1 Tbsp water.  Brush tops of rolls with egg wash and use scissors to cut a cross into the top of each bun.

    9. Bake until golden about 18-25 minutes.  Rotate front to bake to ensure even browning.  Cool to room temperature.

    10.  Whisk together 1 Tbsp milk, powdered sugar, and lemon juice.  Pipe glaze over buns in the shape of a cross.

    Enjoy!

    Liked my Hot Cross Buns? Try the Caramel Apple Sticky Buns

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