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Easy Hot Cross Buns Recipe

Golden brown hot cross buns with raisins, drizzled with white icing crosses across the tops.
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hot cross buns
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Hot Cross Buns

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CourseBread
CuisineAmerican

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons chopped citron
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions
 

  1. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 15-20 minutes. Makes 16 buns.
  2. Dissolve yeast in 1 cup warm water as directed on Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix package.
  3. Blend in 1/2 cup raisins or currants
  4. Add Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix; blend thoroughly until stiff. Grease Top lightly and cover.
  5. Let rise in warm place (85-90 degrees F.) until light, about double in bulk.
  6. Shape dough into 16 buns; place on greased baking sheet and cover.
  7. Let rise in warm place until light. (If desired, combine 1 egg white with 2 tablespoons cold water and brush over top of buns.)
  8. Cut a cross in top of each bun with scissors.
  9. Bake in moderately hot oven (400 degrees F.) 15-20 minutes.
  10. Combine 2 teaspoons milk
  11. 1/2 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar and 1/8 teaspoon vanilla. Drip over hot cross buns , filling creases.

 

Before imageGolden brown hot cross buns with raisins, drizzled with white icing crosses across the tops.