Hot cross buns in a basket.

How to Make Homemade Hot Cross Buns

A single frosted hot cross bun on a white plate.

Hot cross buns are a fun baking project, and they're not any more complicated than regular yeast rolls. Plus, they're way cheaper than bakery buns!

Ingredients

– All-purpose flour – Active dry yeast – Ground cinnamon – Ground cardamom – Milk – Butter – Sugar

A basket of hot cross buns.

Instructions

The dough starts with flour, yeast, salt, and some spices.

Step: 1

Next, combine the milk, oil, sugar, and salt, and heat to 125° F.

Step: 2

Step: 3

Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, add the eggs, and beat for 3 minutes.

Stir in raisins and enough additional flour to make a soft, kneadable dough.

Soft bread dough in a bowl.

Step: 4

Two hot cross buns in a white plate.

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