Enjoy hot cross buns this Easter

Enjoy hot cross buns this Easter – A number of foods are enjoyed during Easter celebrations, from hard-boiled eggs to ham to roasted lamb. Sweets such as candies and chocolates also take center stage on Easter Sunday. In addition to these traditional favorites, hot cross buns have become must-haves for many Easter celebrants. #HotCrossBuns

Enjoy hot cross buns this Easter

 Enjoy hot cross buns this Easter - A number of foods are enjoyed during Easter celebrations, from hard-boiled eggs to ham to roasted lamb. Sweets such as candies and chocolates also take center stage on Easter Sunday. In addition to these traditional favorites, hot cross buns have become must-haves for many Easter celebrants. #HotCrossBuns

Hot cross buns are yeast-based sweet buns that are lightly spiced and studded with raisins or currants. The tops are marked with a cross that is often piped with icing. While there’s no clear explanation of how hot cross buns came to be, there are indications that they once were reserved only for Good Friday. Others say they were consumed throughout Lent. The cross is a Christian symbol of the crucifixion and Christ himself.

Hot cross buns are soft and sweet, and they’re easily created. Enjoy this recipe, courtesy of King Arthur Flour.

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Hot Cross Buns Recipe

Yield 12 to 14 buns

Buns

1/4 cup apple juice or rum

1/2 cup mixed dried fruit

1/2 cup raisins or dried currants

1-1/4 cups milk, room temperature

2 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk (save the white for the topping)

6 tablespoons butter, room temperature

2 teaspoons instant yeast

1/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves or allspice

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

13/4 teaspoons salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

4-1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

Similar to Resurrection Rolls

Topping

1 large egg white, reserved from above

1 tablespoon milk

Icing

1 cup + 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

4 teaspoons milk, or enough to make a thick, pipeable icing

Lightly grease a 10″ square pan or 9″ x 13″ pan.

Directions

Mix the rum or apple juice with the dried fruit and raisins, cover with plastic wrap and microwave briefly, just until the fruit and liquid are very warm and the plastic starts to “shrink wrap” itself over the top of the bowl. Set aside to cool to room temperature. Note: If you worry about using plastic wrap in your microwave, simply cover the bowl with a glass lid.

When the fruit is cool, mix together all of the dough ingredients (including the eggs and egg yolk from the separated egg); hold out the fruit for the time being. Knead the mixture, using an electric mixer or bread machine, until the dough is soft and elastic. It’ll be very slack, sticking to the bottom of the bowl and your hands as you work with it (greasing your hands helps). Mix in the fruit and any liquid not absorbed.

Let the dough rise for 1 hour, covered. It should become puffy, though may not double in bulk.

Divide the dough into billiard ball-sized pieces, about 33/4 ounces each. A heaped muffin scoop (about 1/3 cup) makes about the right portion. You’ll make 12 to 14 buns. Use your greased hands to round them into balls. Arrange them in the prepared pan.

Cover the pan, and let the buns rise for 1 hour, or until they’ve puffed up and are touching one another. While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 375° F.

Whisk together the reserved egg white and milk, and brush it over the buns.

Bake the buns for 20 minutes, until they’re golden brown. Remove from the oven, carefully turn the buns out of the pan (they should come out in one large piece), and transfer them to a rack to cool.

Mix together the icing ingredients, and when the buns are completely cool, pipe it in a cross shape atop each bun.

Important to note, don’t pipe when they are hot, the icing will just melt. You will need to completely let these cool.


Easter Blog Posts

Below is a list of blog posts that relate to Easter. Be sure to check them all out!

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  3. A-Z of Easter, The
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  5. Arise My Love by Newsong
  6. Ascension
  7. Ash Wednesday, Day of Ashes
  8. Body of Christ
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  10. Broken Egg
  11. CEO Christians Church Sign
  12. Colors of Easter
  13. Cracking the Tradition of Hiding Easter Eggs
  14. Create and Hide Unbreakable Easter Eggs
  15. Cross Acronym
  16. Cross of Jesus
  17. Cross Tree
  18. Dogwood Tree
  19. Drive-Thru Easter Egg Hunt
  20. Dye Eggs with All Natural Ingredients
  21. Easter celebrations in the era of social distancing
  22. Easter Egg Trunk Hunt
  23. Easter Finger Puzzle Printable
  24. Easter is Canceled
  25. Easter Lilies Can Kill A Cat?
  26. Easter Monday
  27. Easter Story Snack Mix Printable
  28. Easter Sweet Treats Makes Easter Special
  29. Easter Symbols
  30. Easter Trees
  31. Easter Word Search Printable
  32. Egg Rolling
  33. Emoji Easter Story Printable
  34. Empty Egg
  35. Forgiveness
  36. Free Easter Printables
  37. Good Friday
  38. Happy Easter “Resurrection Day”
  39. He is Risen Display
  40. Hiding Easter Eggs
  41. History of Easter Bonnets
  42. Holy Monday
  43. Holy Saturday
  44. Holy Thursday
  45. Holy Tuesday
  46. Holy Wednesday
  47. Hot Cross Buns
  48. If Jesus Had An Obituary
  49. Importance of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
  50. It’s Not About the Bunny Church Sign
  51. Jelly Bean Prayer Printable
  52. Jesus Shows His Scars
  53. Lazarus Saturday
  54. Legend of the Donkey’s Cross
  55. Legend of the Sand Dollar Printable
  56. Legend of the Three Trees
  57. Let kites soar: A Lenten tradition takes flight
  58. Life Savers
  59. Make Easter Eggs Last
  60. Maundy Thursday
  61. Meaning Behind Easter Lilies
  62. No Bones About It – Jesus Is Alive!
  63. Palm Sunday
  64. Passover
  65. Resurrection Bracelet
  66. Resurrection Rolls
  67. Searching for Christ
  68. Shrove Tuesday
  69. Silly Rabbit, Easter is for Jesus
  70. Son of God Movie Review
  71. Spy Wednesday
  72. Stay-At-Home Spring Printables for Kids
  73. Stitching Easter delights with Sewing
  74. Sweating Blood Prayer
  75. Telelestai
  76. That’s My King Dr. S.M. Lockridge
  77. Trail to the Empty Tomb
  78. Truth About Easter Bunny & Easter Eggs
  79. That Tomb Is Still Empty, Easter Story Told by Two Kids
  80. Unique Easter Traditions from Around the Globe
  81. University of Tennessee Rock painted with an Easter Message, The
  82. What if the Resurrection Happened Today
  83. What’s So Good About Good Friday?
  84. Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
  85. Words of Forgiveness by Saving Darkness
  86. You, Sin, Christ – A Simple Illustration
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Author: Steve Patterson

A Christian Blogger that enjoys blogging about the Bible, Theology, God, Jesus Christ, Christian Music, Family, Cats, Odd Holidays, sewing and much more. I have been blogging since 2004, however, I have been blogging on Courageous Christian Father since 2012. I enjoy listening to Christian Music. I am married with 1 daughter, 2 step-sons and a step daughter.

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