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Cranberry Hot Cross Buns
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- 20 Min
Hot Cross Buns are one sweet Easter tradition. Our easy recipe for baking your own bakery-style Cranberry Hot Cross Buns is a twist on the traditional raisin variety, and guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser.
What You'll Need
- 18 frozen dinner roll dough balls, thawed but still cold (see Notes)
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
What to Do
- Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray; set aside.
- Using your fingers, press each dough ball into a flat circle, about 2 inches wide. Place a heaping teaspoon of cranberries in center of dough circle; bring edges together and pinch tightly to close. Shape into a round roll and place on baking sheet; repeat with remaining dough. Cover rolls with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove wrap from rolls.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden; let cool.
- In a medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients until smooth. Spoon into a small resealable plastic bag. Cut a small corner off bag and make a cross with glaze on each bun. Let glaze harden then serve, or cover loosely until ready to serve.
Notes
- If you can't find this dough in your supermarket freezer case, you can use 2 (1-pound) packages frozen bread dough; just thaw and cut each into 9 pieces.
- Here's another option for your bread basket -- try our Bacon Pinwheel Rolls for another tasty treat!
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joanc799 5547394
Apr 09, 2020
Could raisins be substituted for cranberries?
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Peachies
Apr 01, 2016
WoW! What a pleasant surprise! The taste exceeded my expectations. All of my guest really enjoyed this new recipe that will be a new favorite of mine.
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katydid911
Apr 18, 2014
This is one recipe that I am going to try.
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args2212 1682576
Apr 18, 2014
I love cranberries so this was a huge hit. I didn't have lemon juice for the frosting so I used lime juice and it turned out fine.
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