Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients

• Two pounds of flour
• half a pound of sugar
• a small quantity of grated nutmeg
• a small quantity of allspice
• two tablespoonfuls of yeast
• half a pint of warm milk
• half a pound of butter

Method

1. 1

   Make a hole in the flour, add yeast and warm milk to create a batter.

2. 2

   Let it ferment.

3. 3

   Add melted butter and enough milk to form a soft paste.

4. 4

   Shape into buns, notch crosses, and let rise before baking in a quick oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The universal cookery book (1887) by Gertrude Strohm, page 59. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Hot Cross Buns. “Two pounds of flour, half a pound of sugar, and a small quantity of grated nutmeg and allspice mixed PARKER-HOUSE ROLLS. 149 together. Make a hole in the centre of the flour, and into it put two tablespoonfuls of yeast, pouring in also half a pint of warm milk. With the latter and the surrounding flour make a thin batter ; cover the dish, and let it stand before the fire till the leaven begins to ferment. Now add to the whole half a pound of butter

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