Hot Cross Buns

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2018

Breakfast? Dessert? Sweet Easter dinner roll? We wanted a balanced bun to fit every bill.

SERVES Makes 12 buns

TIME 1½ hours, plus 3½ to 4½ hours rising and 1 hour cooling

Hot Cross Buns

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a light and airy, slightly sweet Easter bun, we added plumped raisins to a simple, water-based yeasted dough and gave it plenty of time to rise. Butter and eggs added richness, and an egg wash gave the buns a gorgeous golden-brown sheen...

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