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Buns: Hot Cross Buns




Source of Recipe


Beaumont


List of Ingredients




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

Icing:
1 cup icing sugar
Milk



Recipe



Add yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar to 1/2 cup warm water. Let sit for 10 minutes.

Warm milk and add 1/2 cup sugar, salt, egg and butter. Pour into large bowl and stir in yeast mixture. Add 5 cups flour, cinnamon and raisins and mix well, adding 1 cup flour if dough is too sticky. Knead dough until smooth.

Cover and let rise until doubled. Punch down, knead briefly and shape into buns.

Place buns on a 9-by-13-inch baking sheet and slice a cross in the top of each. Let rise until doubled.

Bake at 325 F for 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool and put confectioners sugar icing in each cross.

Makes 24 buns.