Buns (Hot Cross), To Make

Ingredients

• one ounce and a half of yeast
• one pint of milk
• half a pound of sugar
• half a pound of flour
• one pint of hot water
• half a pound of butter or lard
• three pounds of flour
• twelve drops of essence of spice

Method

1. 1

   Mix yeast, one pint of milk, half a pound of sugar, half a pound of flour, and one pint of hot water.

2. 2

   Stand it in a warm place for twenty minutes, or till it rises and falls again.

3. 3

   Then rub half a pound of butter or lard into three pounds of flour, and add twelve drops of essence of spice.

4. 4

   Mix the whole together.

5. 5

   Stand the dough in a warm place till it rises, then form into buns, place in flat tins, cross the dough with the back of a knife, make the buns rise by means of steam, and bake in a sharp oven for five or six minutes.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 24 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes for the million (1891), page 27. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

half a pound of sugar, and a few carraway comfits. Cover it with a cloth and again set it before the fire to rise. Then form the buns, brush the tops over with egg and milk, cover them with carraway comfits, and bake in a quick oven. 25 BUNS (GRETNA). — Rub a quarter of a pound of butter into a pound of flour, add a gill of yeast, and sufficient water to form a dough. Set it to rise, form into cakes, and bake on greased tins in a sharp oven. BUNS (HOT CROSS), To Make. — Yeast, one ounce and a half ; milk, one pint ; sugar, half a pound ; flour, half a pound ; hot water, one pint. Mix, and stand it in a warm place for twenty minutes, or till it rises and falls again. Then rub half a pound of butter or lard into three pounds of flour, and add twelve drops of essence of spice

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.