Sweet cross buns

Name: Sweet cross buns
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon yeast; 1/4 cup icing sugar; 1 tablespoon powder milk; 3 tablespoon margarine; 2 g salt; 50 g raisings; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 egg; 1 egg white; 1 egg yolk; 1/2 cup icing sugar; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence; 2 tablesspoon milk

Valarie Muthoni @valsy

Nairobi Kenya

#myfavouriteeasterdishcontest...these crossed buns are traditionally eaten on good Friday in Australia,UK, SA and many others, I tried them for the first time and I loved the outcome, though I still need more practise

Valarie Muthoni @valsy

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Ingredients

1he 20mins

4 servings

3 cupsall purpose flour
1 tablespoonyeast
1/4 cupicing sugar
1 tablespoonpowder milk
3 tablespoonmargarine
2 gsalt
50 graisings
1 teaspooncinnamon
1egg
1egg white
For brushing
1egg yolk
For topping
1/2 cupicing sugar
1/4 teaspoonvanilla essence
2tablesspoon milk

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Steps

1he 20mins

1

In a basin add all the dry ingredients and mix
2

Add eggs and water to make dough
3

Add raising and cinnamon and mix well with the dough cover and let it rest till it doubles in size
4

Punch it down on floured surface, cover and let it rest for 10mins
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Shape into balls and place in a greased tray, cover and let it rest in a warm place till it doubles for about 40mins
6

Mix egg yolk and brush on balls
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Bake at 180degree for 20mins, remove from tray and let them cool on a wire rack
8

To make crosses, mix icing sugar, vanilla and milk, place glaze in a piping bag or polythene paper and snip off the corner, pipe a cross onto each roll
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Enjoy with a cup of tea