Hot Cross Buns

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 packages yeast
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 3/4 cup mashed potatoes
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/2 cups raisins (or 1 1/2 cup mixed raisins and citron)
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 combine yeast, water, and milk; stir well.
• 2 mix with, potatoes, sugar, salt, butter, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and raisins.
• 3 beat in flour by cups.
• 4 knead 5 minutes.
• 5 let rise 1 1/2 hours.
• 6 punch down and divide in half 5 times, for 32 pieces of dough.
• 7 fold the corners in to make balls.
• 8 snip a cross onto the top of each ball.
• 9 let rise for 40 minutes.
• 10 brush with egg yolk and water.
• 11 bake 20 minutes at 375.
• 12 while the buns are baking, combine milk, sugar, and vanilla to make icing.
• 13 when buns are cool, drizzle icing over cross.