Easy Hot Cross Muffins Recipe

Ingredients

• 2½ cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. ground allspice
• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp. ground cloves
• ¼ tsp. fine salt
• 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
• 1 cup (250 ml) 2% milk
• ⅔ cup (160 ml) vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 2 Tbsp. (37 g) honey
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 Tbsp. (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
• 1½ cups (225 g) raisins or 1½ cups (240 g) currants
• ½ cup (70 g) dried cranberries
• ¼ cup (37 g) diced candied orange peel
• 1½ cups (200 g) icing sugar
• 1½ Tbsp. (22 ml) water
• ½ tsp. meringue powder (optional)