No Knead Hot Cross Buns | Red Star® Yeast

Ingredients

• 2 pounds (907g) dough (recipe below)
• 4 ounces (113g) cream cheese (room temperature)
• 4 tablespoons (57g) unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup (57g) confectioners’ sugar
• 1/4 cup (85g) maple syrup
• Makes about 5 pounds (2495g) of dough
• 1 1/2 cups (340g) lukewarm water (90-100°F )
• 2 (0.25ozeach) packages (14g) or 4 1/2 teaspoons Platinum Yeast
• 1 tablespoon (17g) kosher salt
• 8 large (455g) eggs (lightly beaten)
• 1/2 cup (170g) honey
• 1 1/2 cups (340g) unsalted butter (melted)
• 7 1/2 cups (1065g) all-purpose flour (see note)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 teaspoons orange zest (grated)
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups (200g) currants or raisins
• Egg wash: 1 egg yolk plus 1 tablespoon water (beaten together)