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| Hot Cross Buns |
| ingredients: |
Makes:
12
1 lb ) sugar
half oz yeast
half pint luke warm milk
4 oz butter
half lb currants
quarter teaspoon salt
half teaspoon of mixed spice |
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| method: |
1) Sieve flour and salt into
a bowl, mix in spice and rub
in butter
2) Add in currants and mix together
3) Add sugar to yeast and mix,
add warm milk and stir
4) Leave to stand for 10 minutes
5) Add flour mixture to yeast
mixture to create a light dough,
mix well
6) Cover and leave to stand
for 60 minutes
7) Turn onto lightly floured
board, knead and divide into
12 portions
8) Shape into buns, and mark
deeply with a cross shape on
top
9) Leave to stand for 20 minutes
10) Lay buns on greased baking
tray, well spread out from each
other
11) Bake in oven for 20 minutes
12) Dissolve some sugar in a
few drops of water, glaze buns
as soon as they are removed
from the oven
13) Leave to cool.
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| Preheat
oven to (190 C), (375 F), Gas Mark 5 |
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