Easy Hot Cross Buns Recipe (Soft And Fluffy Easter Buns) - Jo Cooks

Ingredients

• 1½ cups milk (lukewarm between 98°F (36.5°C) and 110°F (43.3°C))
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 4½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 large eggs
• 4 tablespoons butter (unsalted (1/2 stick), softened)
• 1 cup raisins (soaked in rum if preferred)
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ cup powdered sugar (same as icing sugar or confectioners sugar)
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter (unsalted, at room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ tablespoon water