Hot cross buns

Name: Hot cross buns
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 tsp baking soda; 0.5 tsps ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsps flour; 0.25 tsps ground nutmeg; 0.5 cup raisins; 1 tsp salt; 4 Tbsps shortening; 0.75 cup sour milk; 0.25 cup sugar

A traditional Easter treat, Hot Cross Buns are soft, spiced buns with dried fruit and a cross on top. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It's a perfect breakfast dish for Easter morning.

Ingredients

baking soda

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

0.5 tsps

flour

2 Tbsps

ground nutmeg

0.25 tsps

raisins

0.5 cup

salt

1 tsp

shortening

4 Tbsps

sour milk

0.75 cup

sugar

0.25 cup

Method

Sift flour once, measure, add baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar and spices, and sift again.
Cut in shortening.
Add raisins.
Add enough sour milk to make a stiff dough. Turn onto floured board. Knead slightly.
Roll 1/2 inch thick.
Cut with 2 inch cutter.
Place close together in shallow pan.With sharp knife, cut a cross in each roll.
Brush with a solution of milk and sugar.
Bake in hot 475 degrees for 20 minutes.
Brush again with sugar and milk solution. Fill cross with plain frosting.
Serve hot. Makes 12 buns.