The Recipe

Hot Cross Buns

Name: Hot Cross Buns
Yield: yield:Makes 24 buns
Ingredients: 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for bowl, pan, and knife; 1 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 4 1/2 teaspoons (2 packages) active dry yeast; 1 tablespoon coarse salt; Zest of 1 lemon; Zest of 1 orange; 4 large eggs, lightly beaten; 5 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 1 1/3 cups currants; Bun Crossing Paste; 1/2 cup apricot jam

COOK TIME : a few secondsPREP TIME : a few seconds

From Martha Stewart

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Ingredients

DESCRIPTION

In England, hot cross buns -- soft and slightly sweet little cakes with a cross cut into the tops -- are traditionally served on Good Friday.

INGREDIENTS

12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for bowl, pan, and knife
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons (2 packages) active dry yeast
1 tablespoon coarse salt
Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 orange
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
5 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 1/3 cups currants
Bun Crossing Paste
1/2 cup apricot jam