Hot Cross Buns
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Soft, fluffy yeast rolls studded with plump raisins, glazed with orange, and topped with a white icing cross. A traditional Easter treat that brings festive flavor to holiday tables.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 12- 3/4 cups milk (, 100-110F)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 package active dry yeast ((2 & 1/4 teaspoons))
- 3 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour (, spooned and leveled)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs (, room temperature)
- 4 tablespoons butter (, very soft)
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 cup raisins ((I used tri colored raisins))
- 1 egg white
- splash of milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup powdered sugar (, sifted)
- 3 teaspoons milk
- 2 teaspoons corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 135M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 25m
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 156mg
- Total sugar
- 24g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 277mg
- Calcium
- 49mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 25M
- SODIUM
- 156MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.