Hot Cross Buns Recipe

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Hot Cross Buns
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  1. Combine 2 1/2 cups flour, sugar, and next 4 ingredients in the mixing bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer, stirring well. Set aside.
  2. Combine milk, 1/4 cup water, and butter pieces in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until butter melts. Cool 5 minutes (to 130°).
  3. Pour milk mixture into flour mixture, and beat at low speed with dough hook attachment 2 minutes or until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium; add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears after each addition. Beat 3 more minutes. Reduce speed to low, and gradually beat in enough remaining flour (up to 2 1/2 cups) to make a soft dough (dough will be sticky). Beat at medium speed with dough hook attachment 5 minutes.
  4. Scrape dough into a large bowl coated with cooking spray, and lightly spray the top of the dough.
  5. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour. (Dough will almost double in bulk.)
  6. Punch dough down, and turn out onto a floured surface. Combine 2/3 cup currants, 1/3 cup raisins, and 1 Tbsp. flour, stirring to coat. Knead about one-fourth of fruit mixture at a time into dough until all fruit mixture is evenly dispersed.
  7. Divide dough into 20 equal portions; shape each portion into a 2-inch ball. Evenly space dough balls on a parchment paper-lined 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Gently brush tops with beaten egg white.
  8. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until buns are a deep golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. Cool buns 15 minutes in pan on a wire rack.
  9. Spoon icing into a zip-top plastic freezer bag; snip a 1/4-inch piece from corner of bag, and pipe an X on top of warm buns, forming a cross. Serve remaining icing with buns, if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3615.12 Kcal (15136 kJ)
Calories from fat 698.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 77.61g 119%
Cholesterol 537.96mg 179%
Sodium 2656.53mg 111%
Potassium 1895.11mg 40%
Total Carbs 630.85g 210%
Sugars 129.24g 517%
Dietary Fiber 25.2g 101%
Protein 90.55g 181%
Vitamin C 32.5mg 54%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 25%
Iron 10.3mg 57%
Calcium 548mg 55%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 265.07 Kcal (1110 kJ)
Calories from fat 51.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.69g 119%
Cholesterol 39.44mg 179%
Sodium 194.79mg 111%
Potassium 138.96mg 40%
Total Carbs 46.26g 210%
Sugars 9.48g 517%
Dietary Fiber 1.85g 101%
Protein 6.64g 181%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 54%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 25%
Iron 0.8mg 57%
Calcium 40.2mg 55%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 78
    Points
  • 95
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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