Hot Cross Buns

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4Cup Warm Water

• 1/4Cup White sugar

• 3Cup Cake Flour

• 3/4Cup Dried Currants

• 1/2Cup Icing sugar

• 3Tbsp Butter

• 1Tbsp Milk Powder

• 1Tsp Salt

• 1Tbsp Dry yeast

• 1Tsp Cinnamon

• 2Tsp Milk

• 1/4Tsp Vanilla extract

• 1 Egg

• 1 Egg Yolk

• 1 Egg White

PROCEDURE

Warm water,butter,milk powder,sugar,salt,egg,egg white & yeast together & knead the dough.When you are just about to complete kneading, ad currants. Make dough while punching.Leave it for a 15 minutes.

Shape it into balls & place in a greased tray.Cover & let them rise in a warm place so that yeast can make its action.Leave it for more than 30 minutes.

Mix egg yolk & 2 Tbsp Water.Brush on balls.Bake at 190 degree celcius for 20 minutes.Cool on a wire rack.

To make crosses,mix Icing Sugar,Vanilla extract & milk.Brush an X , or use a cone to make X on cooled bun.

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