Hot Cross Buns Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Hot Cross Buns Recipe - Los Angeles Times

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Even before you taste the citrus in these tender buttery buns, you can smell it in the glaze. That heady floral scent followed by the chewy sweetness of candied orange peel brightens the flavor of...

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  • Stand mixer
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cup
  • Kitchen scale
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Plastic wrap
  • Bench scraper
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Oven
  • Pastry brush
  • Whisk
  • Cooling rack
  • Piping bag
  • Zip-top bag
  • Spatula
  • Refrigerator
  • Measuring spoon
  • Cooking spray
  • Baking pan

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup currants
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup diced candied orange peel
  • 2 tablespoons rum
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup high-fat European-style unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 4 large eggs, plus 1 large egg white
  • 4 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon instant yeast
  • 1/4 teaspoon each ground cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice
  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar (169 g)
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk (28 g)
  • 1/4 teaspoon orange blossom water

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