Hot Cross Buns, a traditional English Easter recipe on Gourmetpedia

Ingredients

• - 60 ml (1/4 cup) raisins or currants
• - 60 ml (1/4 cup) candied peel
• - 1 tbsp. rum
• - 1 tsp. grated orange zest
• - 1 tbsp. dry yeast
• - 60 ml (1/4 cup) lukewarm water
• - 180 ml (3/4 cup) lukewarm milk
• - 60 ml (1/4 cup) lukewarm melted butter
• - 1 egg, lightly beaten
• - 100 ml (6 tbsp.) sugar
• - 1/2 tsp. salt
• - 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• - 750 ml (3 cups) flour, approximately
• - 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• - 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• - 1/2 tsp. grated nutmeg
• - 1 egg
• - 125 ml (1/2 cup) icing sugar
• - Milk or orange juice