Hot Cross Buns

By ladygourmet

Ingredients

• Rum Raisins:
• 1/3 cup raisins, chopped
• Zest of 1 orange
• 1 tsp. mixed berry marmalade
• 1 tblsp. culinary rum
• 1/2 tsp. maple syrup
• 1/4 cup fruit juice
• Dough:
• 3 cups self-rising flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk
• Glaze:
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon of milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease a 3 qt. baking dish and set aside.

Simmer, in a small sauce pan,over a medium heat all of the ingredients for the rum raisins. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl and allow to cool.

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt and cinnamon. Add oil, brown sugar, and egg. Mix well until well incorporated. Add the milk, half cup, at a time until a fine dough comes together. Add rum raisins and mix with your hands.

Turn the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead until it all comes together and is smooth.

Pull the dough apart making pool ball sized buns; the dough should make about 1 dozen hot cross buns.

Brush each bun with an egg wash (1 egg white + 1 teaspoon milk or water).

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden.

Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack.

While buns cool, whisk confectioner's sugar, vanilla and milk to make a glaze. Add more sugar or milk until you get a thick consistency.

Drizzle a cross pattern over each bun.

Let the glaze set before serving.

Enjoy with butter, cream cheese or jam!