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Title: Hot Cross Buns
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Yield: 1 Servings
1 1/2 c Milk
1/4 c Shortening
6 tb Sugar
1 ts Yeast
1 ts Sugar
1 Egg
2/3 c Currants and raisins; mixed
1 qt Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Cinnamon
Scald milk, shortening and sugar; cool to
lukewarm. Mash yeast with sugar, add to milk. Add
egg, currants and raisins. Sift flour, salt and
cinnamon; add to mixture. Knead till smooth and
elastic, as for bread; let rise in a warm place
free of drafts, till very light. Divide into
rounds a little larger than biscuits; work till
smooth. Place on greased baking pan a little ways
apart. Let rise again till light. With a sharp
knife, make a cross on each bun. Bake in a 350°.
degree oven until nearly done. Brush each bun with
some milk, sprinkle with sugar and return to oven
for a moment or two until fully baked.
Traditionally these are made during Lent, but they
are good anytime.
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