Hot cross buns - recipe wanted

[mrdinkle]

What a great idea Flum! I'll palm half of them off on the outlaws and use the other half for a bread an butter pudding

I just tried half of one and it wasn't quite as bad as my memory from last night suggests! I think perhaps fault lies in part with me; I used skimmed milk and the lack of an actual cooking temperature might have led me to cook them a little more briskly than they deserved.

However, they still aren't as sweet as I like

I notice that Mrs beeton uses double the amount of sugar, and Marge instead of butter. (Is the marge Stork or something similar)?

I made the +'s with plain flour/caster sugar/water paste and piped them - they came out right!

[Flummery]

I use Bertolli cos that's in the fridge.

[Buleste]

This is the recipe from my bread machines manual.

Hot cross buns
Water 1 cup
Butter (melted) 1/4 cup
Sugar 1/4 cup
Egg (beaten) 1
Salt 1 tsp
Strong white bread flour 3 3/4 cups
Fast action yeast 2 tsp
Cinnamon 1 tsp
Nutmeg 1/4 tsp
Raisins 1 cup
Use setting 8 Dough

Method
1 Divide into 8-12 pieces. Shape and flatten slightly.
2 Glaze with egg and milk (but not the cross).
3 Cover and allow to rise for 30 minutes.
4 Bake in oven 375ºF (190ºC) for 16-18 minutes.
5 Glaze with egg and milk if required.