HOT CROSS BUNS

Recipe:

 1: sieve plain flour, cinnamon powder and mix it with a dry spoon.

 2: then add salt, sugar, yeast mix again.

 3: now add water, milk mix well, add egg, butter and mix again till combined.

 4: add the lemon zest, cranberries, raisins and mix it well.

 5: knead the dough for 4 to 5 minutes, dust with extra flour, till smooth.

 6: grease a bowl and place the dough in it and grease the top of the dough as well, cover and keep in a warm place for  1 hour 20 minutes or till double in size.

 7: now punch the dough and divide it in equal 12 pieces, make balls.

 8: dust the pan with little flour and place the balls, cover and leave it for further 40 minutes or till double in size, in a  warm place.

 9: preheat oven 375f, 190c, gas mark 5, 20 minutes before.

 10: take a butter knife and make the mark of a cross.

 11: in a bowl add plain flour, icing sugar, lemon juice, water and mix it well, now add oil and mix again (it should not be  think).

 12: place the icing in a zip lock bag, cut the zip lock bag at the bottom.

 13: pipe it on the indentation you made on the buns.

 14: bake the buns for 15 minutes or till nice golden on the top.

 15: mix the jam with hot water.

 16: once baked brush the buns with jam, place on a cooling rack.

 17: serve with jam, butter, tea or coffee.

 Note: to store keep in air tight box.

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