hot cross buns

Name: Hot Cross Buns
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - rum raisins:; - 1/3 cup raisins, chopped; - zest of 1 orange; - 1 tsp. mixed berry marmalade; - 1 tblsp. culinary rum; - 1/2 tsp. maple syrup; - 1/4 cup fruit juice; - dough:; - 3 cups self-rising flour; - 1/2 tsp. salt; - 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; - 1/4 cup canola oil; - 1/4 cup brown sugar; - 1 egg; - 1 cup milk; - glaze:; - 1 cup confectioner's sugar; - 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; - 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon of milk

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Catherine Cappiello Pappas

Amityville, NY

Updated on Apr 21, 2014

These hot cross buns are easy to make and quick- no yeast just self-rising flour!

Rate

prep time 5 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 1 dozen

Ingredients

- rum raisins:
- 1/3 cup raisins, chopped
- zest of 1 orange
- 1 tsp. mixed berry marmalade
- 1 tblsp. culinary rum
- 1/2 tsp. maple syrup
- 1/4 cup fruit juice
- dough:
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- glaze:
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon of milk

How To Make hot cross buns

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 3 qt. baking dish and set aside. Simmer, in a small sauce pan,over a medium heat all of the ingredients for the rum raisins. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl and allow to cool. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt and cinnamon. Add oil, brown sugar, and egg. Mix well until well incorporated. Add the milk, half cup, at a time until a fine dough comes together. Add rum raisins and mix with your hands. Turn the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead until it all comes together and is smooth. Pull the dough apart making pool ball sized buns; the dough should make about 1 dozen hot cross buns. Brush each bun with an egg wash (1 egg white + 1 teaspoon milk or water). Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack. While buns cool, whisk confectioner's sugar, vanilla and milk to make a glaze. Add more sugar or milk until you get a thick consistency. Drizzle a cross pattern over each bun. Let the glaze set before serving. Enjoy with butter, cream cheese or jam!
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