This is the Grand America Hotel Recipe that I saw on Good Things Utah. If you want to see the clip, click here for the recipe and video. It looked so good, I just had to try it. These rolls are very good, but then I love sweet breads. I took some over to my friend from England. She thanked me for weeks after for taking her back to her childhood.
Hot Cross Buns
Makes 32 rolls
6 1/2 C. Flour
1 1/2 C. Milk
1/2 C. Sugar
1 T. Salt
1 1/2 C. Butter
3 Eggs
1 T. Yeast
1 tsp. Spice Mix
1 C. Currants
Spice Mix:
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Nutmeg
1 tsp. Allspice
1 tsp. Cardamom
Egg Wash:
1 Egg
2 T. Water
Icing:
3/4 C. Powdered Sugar
1 T. Water
Warm milk to 105-120 degrees. I always test my liquid with a thermometer when making bread. Melt Butter until just soft. Beat eggs in mixer. Add sugar and then add softened butter. Mix yeast into one cup of flour. Add to egg mixture. Then pour in warm milk. Sift the rest of the flour, salt and spice mix together and slowly add to egg mixture. Changing out beaters to dough hook about halfway through adding the rest of flour. Once all ingredients are incorporated, add currants.
I like to plump up the currants before adding. Put currants in a bow and add water until covered. Put in the microwave and cook for 2-3 minutes. Until water boils and fruit plumps up. Drain completely before adding to your dough mixture.
After adding the currants, put dough in a greased bowl and cover with saran wrap for two hours or until dough has doubled.
Punch dough down and use an ice cream scoop or pinch off a palm full of dough. Place on a greased cookie sheet. You can also roll out the dough and cut into squares. Then pick up and roll dough into a ball. Put rolls close to one another so they will rise and touch each other or place just a little apart if you want a hard crust.
Let rise for two hours covered with saran wrap. Before placing in the oven, gently brush egg wash on each roll. Back in a 400 degree oven for 10-15 or until brown.
Mix icing while baking and put in a piping bag or in a ziploc bag and cut off a corner and use like a piping bag. Let rolls cool completely and then pipe on an "X". Serve and Enjoy