Hot Cross Buns

Name: Hot Cross Buns
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 1 level teaspoon salt; ½ level teaspoon mixed spice; 1 lb (450 g) strong plain flour; 2 oz (50 g) castor sugar; 1 oz (25 g) fresh yeast or 1 level tablespoon dried yeast; ½ level teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ level teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 oz (50 g) melted butter; 1 egg; 2 oz (50 g) chopped mixed peel; 4 oz (100 g) currants; ⅓ pint (2½ dl) warm mixed milk and water; 1 oz (25 g) fresh yeast or 1 level tablespoon dried yeast; 1 teaspoon castor sugar; ⅓ pint (2½ dl) warm mixed milk and water; 2 tablespoons water; 2 tablespoons milk; 2 tablespoons castor sugar

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Times Cookery Book

By Katie Stewart

Published 1974

About

Ingredients

1 lb (450 g) strong plain flour
1 level teaspoon salt

Dessert
Vegetarian
Bread
Baking

Method

Sift the flour, salt, spices and sugar into a warm mixing basin. Stir the fresh yeast into the warm mixed milk and water. If using dried yeast, stir the teaspoon of sugar into the hand-hot mixed milk and water. Sprinkle in the dried yeast and leave for about 10 minutes until frothy.

Stir the yeast liquid, egg, melted butter, currants and peel into the centre of the dry ingredients. Mix