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Hot Cross Buns
These homemade Hot Cross Buns are warmly spiced, just sweet enough, and studded with dried fruit. Although these yeast bread buns are a traditional Easter recipe, Hot Cross Buns are so delicious, you'll want to make them year-round.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 4h 40m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 4h 30m👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●whisk
- ●measuring cup
- ●bowl
- ●baking dish
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To make the buns:
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In a large measuring cup, whisk together warm milk, butter, egg, and vanilla. Set aside.
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In an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, combine 3 cups flour, sugar, yeast, salt, and cinnamon. With the motor running on low, slowly drizzle in the milk mixture and mix until the dough comes together, about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
4
Add raisins and increase mixer speed to medium and mix until the dough is smooth and elastic, 9 to ⏱️ 10 minutes. After ⏱️ 5 minutes, the dough should clear the sides of the bowl (have pulled away) but stay attached at the bottom. If the dough is sticking to the sides of the bowl, add the remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough clears the side of the bowl.
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Turn out the dough onto a heavily floured surface and shape into a ball. Place in a greased bowl and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place (80 degrees to 85 degrees, see recipe notes) until doubled in volume, about ⏱️ 2 hours.
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Coat a 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray or line with parchment paper. Turn the risen dough out on to a lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a tightly formed bun and place in the prepared baking dish, seam side down.
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Cover the buns with plastic wrap coated with nonstick spray and let rise in a warm place (80 degrees to 85 degrees, see recipe notes) until doubled in volume and touching, about ⏱️ 1 hour.
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Preheat oven 375 degrees. To make the egg wash, whisk together egg and water. Brush gently over the buns. Bake until the buns are deep golden brown and the interiors have reached 190 degrees, about 20 to ⏱️ 25 minutes. Cool completely, at least ⏱️ 30 minutes.
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To make the glaze:
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Whisk together powdered sugar, water, and vanilla in a small bowl. Using a spoon, drizzle the glaze in a cross pattern on top of each bun (I found it easiest to do a long, continuous line in one direction across the buns in a row, and then repeat in a perpendicular direction for each row). If the glaze is too thick, add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until you can drizzle it.
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Nutrition Facts
calories
336 kcal
fat Content
6 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
29 g
sodium Content
205 mg
protein Content
7 g
cholesterol Content
43 mg
carbohydrate Content
64 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
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