Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients:
Rhode's frozen bread dough (any frozen bread dough or dough loaves will do)
3/4 cup Dried fruit (apricots, cherries, candied ginger, raisins)
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Beaten egg

Icing Ingredients:
1 cup Confectioner's Sugar
1 Lemon grated zest
1-2 tbsp milk or half & half

Directions:
1. Thaw frozen yeast dough bread in refrigerator overnight if possible. Chop dried fruits and distribute into a mixing bowl. Add the cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg; mix until blended. Knead this mixture into the dough.

2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or grease a muffin pan. Form dough into rolls. Place in muffin cups or about 1 1/2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Cut crosses into the tops with kitchen scissors or a knife. Brush the tops lightly with the beaten egg. Set in a warm, draft-free spot to double in size about 30-45 minutes.

3. Bake the dough in a preheated oven according to package directions. Meanwhile, make the icing from the confectioner's sugar, lemon zest and milk. Spoon it in a cross on each bun once removed from oven.

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