Hot Cross Buns with Blue Band Easter RecipesDessertsBreakfast Recipes

Ingredients

For Buns

• 1 3/4 oz (50 g) Blue Band Margarine
• 2 1/4 lb flour
• 7 oz sugar
• 4 oz mixed fruits
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp (2 sachets) instant yeast
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 oz milk powder
• 2 cups cold water
• 1 tbsp vanilla essence (add to water)
• Yellow food colouring (add to water)

For Icing Cross

• 1 sachet icing sugar
• 1-2 egg whites

Preparation

Mix all the Bun ingredients into a smooth well developed dough.
Divide the dough into 2-oz pieces, ball smoothly and place 4 inches apart on a baking tray.
Place in a warm place covered with a damp cloth or oiled cling-film to allow to rise to twice the original size.
Bake in a preheated oven at 325^oF for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

For Icing Cross
Mix icing ingredients into a smooth paste that can hold a peak when a finger is inserted into it and removed.
Pipe across top of cool buns.

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