by Flickr/Veronica
A traditional New England Recipe for Hot Cross Buns includes a sweet frosting.
Ingredients
- 1 cup scalded milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cake compressed yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 egg, well-beaten
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup currants
- 1 egg, for wash
- Frosting, made with confectioner's sugar and milk
Directions
- Combine milk, sugar, butter and salt; set aside. When lukewarm, add yeast, which has been dissolved in lukewarm water, and well-beaten egg; mix well.
- In bowl, sift together flour and cinnamon; stir into yeast mixture. Add currants and mix thoroughly. Cover and let rise in warm place until double in size.
- Shape new, easter bread dough into large biscuits and place on well-buttered baking pan. Let rise again.
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Beat remaining egg for egg wash; use to brush tops of biscuits. Make cross on each biscuit with sharp knife. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Brush tops of easter bread buns lightly with frosting.
Marie Swackhanier, Caro, Michigan, would like a recipe for Hot Cross Buns that are usually served at Easter.
Richard Gardner, Pensacola, Florida, sends a recipe from The Yankee Cook Book.
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