No Yeast Hot Cross Buns
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Monday, April 21, 2014 - 9:18am

Ingredients




Rum Raisins:
1/3 cup raisins, chopped
Zest of 1 orange
1 tsp. mixed berry marmalade
1 tblsp. culinary rum
1/2 tsp. maple syrup
1/4 cup fruit juice
Dough:
3 cups self-rising flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
Glaze:
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon of milk

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2 Grease a 3 qt. baking dish and set aside. 3 Simmer, in a small sauce pan,over a medium heat all of the ingredients for the rum raisins.  Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl and allow to cool. 4 In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt and cinnamon.  Add oil, brown sugar, and egg.  Mix well until well incorporated.  Add the milk, half cup, at a time until a fine dough comes together.  Add rum raisins and mix with your hands. 5 Turn the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead until it all comes together and is smooth. 6 Pull the dough apart making pool ball sized buns; the dough should make about 1 dozen hot cross buns. 7 Brush each bun with an egg wash (1 egg white + 1 teaspoon milk or water). 8 Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden. 9 Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack. 10 While buns cool, whisk confectioner's sugar, vanilla and milk to make a glaze.  Add more sugar or milk until you get a thick consistency. 11 Drizzle a cross pattern over each bun. 12 Let the glaze set before serving. 13 Enjoy with butter, cream cheese or jam!

About

These hot cross buns are easy to make and quick- no yeast just self-rising flour!