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HOT CROSS BUNS

1 cup milk, scalded
1 cake yeast, softened in ¼ cup warm water
3/4 teaspoon salt
½ cup sugar
4 and 1/2 cups flour
½ cup shortening
3 egg yolks
A cup of raisins may be added to the dough, if desired.



Add scalded milk to salt, sugar and shortening. Cool to lukewarm.
Add softened yeast and 1 and 1/2 cups flour. Beat well and let rise until very light.
Add egg yolks and remaining flour. Knead lightly. Let rise until doubled in bulk.

Roll out to one-inch thickness and cut into rounds.
Set these close together on a greased pan and let rise.
Glaze the surface of each bun with a little egg white diluted with water.
With a sharp knife cut a cross on top.
Bake about 20 minutes in a hot oven (400-F).
Just before removing from the oven, brush top with sugar dissolved in some water.
Fill the cross with white frosting.

Hot Cross Buns Frosting

½ cup boiling milk
Confectioner sugar, sifted
½ teaspoon flavoring extract

Remove milk from burner after boiling, add enough confectioner's
sugar to make a smooth frosting. Add flavoring extract.
Continue to add sugar and beat until thick enough to spread on hot cross buns.
This frosting is very quickly made.