Hot Cross Buns

Name: Hot Cross Buns
Ingredients: 1 1/4-ounce package active dry yeast (about 2 1/2 teaspoons); 3/4 cup warm milk; 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon granulated white sugar; 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground spices (for example, 1/2 teaspoon cardamom, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon allspice, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg); 1 teaspoon salt; 4 Tbsp butter, softened; 2 eggs, room temperature (if taking right out of the fridge, let sit in warm water for a few minutes to take the chill off before using); 3/4 cup currants (can sub half of currants with chopped candied citrus peel); 2 teaspoons grated orange zest; 1 egg; 1 Tbsp milk; 1 1/2 teaspoon milk; 1/2 cuppowdered sugar

Hot Cross Buns was pinched from <a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/hot_cross_buns/" target="_blank">www.simplyrecipes.com.</a>

"Traditional Good Friday treat, hot cross buns, slightly sweet yeast-leavened buns, spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves, and speckled with currants, citron, and orange zest...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/4-ounce package active dry yeast (about 2 1/2 teaspoons)

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3/4 cup warm milk

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1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon granulated white sugar

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3 1/4 to 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour

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2 teaspoons ground spices (for example, 1/2 teaspoon cardamom, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon allspice, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg)

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1 teaspoon salt

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4 Tbsp butter, softened

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2 eggs, room temperature (if taking right out of the fridge, let sit in warm water for a few minutes to take the chill off before using)

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3/4 cup currants (can sub half of currants with chopped candied citrus peel)

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2 teaspoons grated orange zest

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1 egg

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1 Tbsp milk

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1 1/2 teaspoon milk

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1/2 cuppowdered sugar

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