Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients

• two pounds of flour
• half a pound of sugar
• one pound of currants
• half a teaspoonful of salt
• one teaspoonful of spice
• a wine-glassful of yeast
• half a pint of warmed milk
• half a pound of melted butter

Method

1. 1

   Mix flour, sugar, currants, salt, and spice.

2. 2

   Make a hollow in the flour, pour in yeast and warmed milk, and mix to a thin batter.

3. 3

   Let it rise, then add melted butter and enough milk to make a soft dough.

4. 4

   Shape into buns and bake for 15-20 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 728. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Hot Cross Buns- — -With two pounds of flour mix lialf a pound of sugar, one pound of cuiTants, half a tea-spoonful of salt, -and one tea-spoonful of spice. Make a hollow in the fl.nr, and pour in a wine-glassful of yeast and half a pint of warmed milk slightly coloured with saflron. Mix the surrounding flour with the milk and yeast to a thin batter ; throw a little dry flour over, and set the pan before the fire to rise. "WHien risen, add half a pound of melted butter

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