Hot cross buns, hot cross buns, one a penny two a penny hot cross buns!
There has been a long-standing debate in our house since I was little over hot cross buns. What are hot cross buns you ask? Hot cross buns are a traditional sweet bread made with cinnamon and fruit, and marked with a cross. Now, using frosting for the cross or flour dough is a whole different argument all together, but in our house, we defiantly go the frosting route.
When I was growing up, these spicy sweet buns were baked every Easter. Our great grandma, then our grandma, then our mom all made them with candied fruits. Let me tell you now, don’t go there, their nasty. When the kids all stopped eating them (yes, we’re a spoiled bunch), my mamma, thank the heavens, switched to mixed dried fruit which changed the whole aspect of these lovely morsels and turned them into the perfect Easter treat!
Sometimes you can catch these sweet rolls sold in the grocery store or at a local bakery too, but they are super easy to make. You really can’t go wrong with the smell of fresh baked bread in the house.
Our Hot Cross Buns Recipe
Soften 2 pkgs of dry yeast in 1/3 cup warm water
Combine and cool
1/3 cup scalded milk
1/2 cup cooking oil
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
Add to milk mixture
3 beaten eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 cup diced dried fruit
yeast mixture
Cover and let rise (1 1/2 hours) then punch dough down
Roll out to one inch on floured surface.
Cut into rounds & place one baking sheet.
Cover with a wet tea towel and let rise in a warm place (approx. 1 hour)
Brush tops with beaten egg white & bake for 12 minutes at 375 degrees
Blend together 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature, 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 1/2teaspoon vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons milk. Pipe a cross onto each bun once cool. Makes 2 dozen.
Ready to make your own Hot Cross Buns? Check out our mix fruit bags filled with California grown fruits that are perfect for this recipe. Or make us your own dried fruit mix with some of our classic dried fruits such as dried California apricots, plums, apples or pears.
Located in sunny Central CA, our home and farm are in the perfect place to cultivate rich agricultural crops. We have 40 acres of land that grows our nut and fruit orchards, as well as other fruit and vegetable crops. Avila and Sons Farms grow pistachios, walnuts, peanuts, almonds, peaches, nectarines, apricots, cherries, plums, figs, grapes, apples, persimmons, pomegranates, and much more.
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