Hot Cross Buns
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Hot Cross Buns (bread machine)
Yield: Makes 15 buns
Ingredients:
Basic Yeast Bread (recipe follows)
1
cup raisins
1/4
cup powdered sugar
1
to 2 tablespoons whipping cream
Preparation:
1.
Prepare Basic Yeast Bread dough as instructed, adding raisins at end of first kneading cycle.
2.
Grease 13X9-inch pan; set aside. Turn out dough onto lightly oiled surface. Cover with clean towel; let rest 5 minutes.
3.
Divide dough into 15 equal pieces. Form each piece into ball. Place evenly spaced in prepared pan. Cover with towel; let rise in warm place 45 minutes.
4.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan; cool on wire rack 30 minutes.
5.
Combine powdered sugar and cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, in measuring cup. Add additional cream, 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing is desired consistency. Pour icing in thin stream across each bun to form cross.
Basic Yeast Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients:
1
cup milk
1
teaspoon salt
1
egg
2
tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3-1/4
cups bread or all-purpose flour
1
tablespoon sugar
2
teaspoons active dry yeast
Preparation:
1.
Measuring carefully, place all ingredients in bread machine pan in order specified by owner's manual. Program dough cycle setting; press start.
This recipe appears in: Basic Dough