Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients

• one and a half pounds of flour
• a quarter of a pound of sugar
• a quarter of a pound of butter
• threequarters of an ounce of German yeast
• half a pint of milk
• two eggs well beaten
• a quarter of a teaspoonful of ground cinnamon
• a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt
• half an ounce of carraway seeds
• half a pound of sultanas
• one ounce of candied peel

Method

1. 1

   Mix flour, sugar, and butter.

2. 2

   Add yeast mixed with warm milk and beaten eggs.

3. 3

   Let rise for half an hour, then mix in spices and fruits.

4. 4

   Form into buns, prick, prove, and bake for 10-15 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The handy dictionary of cookery (1890) by Mary A. Everard, page 54. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Hot Cross Buns. Put into a bowl one and a half pounds of flour, a quarter of a pound of sugar, a quarter of a pound of butter j rub them finely together. Then add threequarters of an ounce of German yeast mixed with half a pint of milk, just warm, as for bread ; add two eggs well beaten. Set it to rise half an hour in a warm place ; at the end of that time mix in a quarter of a teaspoonful of ground cinnamon, a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt, half an ounce of carraway seeds, half a pound of sultanas, carefully picked, one ounce of candied peel

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