Hot Cross Buns
I usually start making them sometime in Lent…
and stop around July…
(Or I just stop putting frosting on them and we call them ROLLS)
they smell like happiness - taste like home - and flood my heart with kitchen memories
Do you make them?
3 1/2 cups bread flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter
zest of one orange
1/2 cup lively starter
1/2 tsp yeast (optional - for speed)
1/2-1 cup milk
mix together, adding milk just until ball is formed.
Knead 4 minutes & then ADD IN:
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup currants
Knead 1 minute more or until incorporated
Cover & rest 1 hr - stretch & fold
Cover & rest 1 hr - stretch & fold
Shape, cover & rest 1-2 hrs
brush with yolk & cream egg wash just before
baking
350 for 30-45 minutes
(until nicely golden)
Top with orange frosting crosses enjoy!
Orange Frosting:
1 cups powdered sugar
Zest of one orange
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 TBS butter
ADD cream or milk JUST until smooth
(I like to put into piping bag to add on the crosses)
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