From Once Upon a Chef
Hot Cross Buns
- Time
- 50 min
- Makes
- 12
- Ingredients
- 16
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Ingredients
- 4½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off, plus more as needed
- 1 cup warm water, divided
- 1 cup raisins
- 3 tablespoons rum (or water)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant or rapid-rise yeast (this is more than one packet)
- 1¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 3 large eggs, divided (1 for brushing the buns)
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 cup (4 oz) confectioners' sugar
- 3 to 4 teaspoons milk
- Pinch salt
Nutrition · per serving
- Calories
- 361 kcal
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 26 g
- Sodium
- 238 mg
- Protein
- 8 g
- Cholesterol
- 77 mg
- Carbohydrate
- 65 g
- Saturated fat
- 4 g
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