Hot Cross Buns

Ready in : 45 mins

Hot Cross Buns is a breakfast that serves 12. One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 86 calories. For 11 cents per serving, this recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Foodista. Easter will be even more special with this recipe. 11 person were glad they tried this recipe. If you have salt, baking soda, nutmeg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 10%. This score is very bad (but still fixable).

Ingredients

baking powder

1 teaspoon

baking soda

0.5 teaspoon

cinnamon

0.5 teaspoon

flour

2 tablespoons

nutmeg

0.25 teaspoon

raisins

0.5 cup

salt

1 teaspoon

shortening

4 tablespoons

milk

0.75 cup

sugar

0.25 cup

Cooking in Steps

1
Sift flour once, measure, add baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar and spices, and sift again.

baking powder

baking soda

spices

all purpose flour

sugar

salt
2
Cut in shortening.

shortening
3
Add raisins.

raisins
4
Add enough sour milk to make a stiff dough. Turn onto floured board. Knead slightly.

soured milk

dough
5
Roll 1/2 inch thick.

roll
6
Cut with 2 inch cutter.
7
Place close together in shallow pan.With sharp knife, cut a cross in each roll.

roll

knife

frying pan
8
Brush with a solution of milk and sugar.

sugar

milk
9
Bake in hot 475 degrees for 20 minutes.

oven
10
Brush again with sugar and milk solution. Fill cross with plain frosting.

frosting

sugar

milk
11
Serve hot. Makes 12 buns.

roll