Hot Cross Buns | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons water, plus ¾ cup warm water (110 degrees)
• 3 large eggs, plus 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 4 cups (20 ounces/567 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces/99 grams) granulated sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams) confectioners' sugar
• 4 teaspoons milk
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch salt