Hot Cross Buns with Sweet Orange Icing

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Hot Cross Buns with Sweet Orange Icing

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Ingredients needed

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Prepare sweet roll dough and allow to finish the first rise cycle.

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Punch down the dough and mix in the raisins and candied orange peel.📷

Step 2:

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Divide the dough into 15-20 pieces (you can see the size of the rolls if divided into 20 pieces in the original homemade dinner rolls recipe). Form the dough into balls.

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Place the rolls evenly in a greased 9"x13" glass baking dish.

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Cover with a light dish towel and allow the rolls to rise until doubled, 1-1 1/2 hours.

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Whisk together the egg yolk with 1 teaspoon of water. Use a pastry brush to brush the tops of the rolls with egg mixture.

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Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake the rolls until they are deep brown on the tops and cooked through, 12-15 minutes.

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Beat together all of the icing ingredients (or stir together with a spoon). Transfer the icing to a piping bag. Pipe crosses over the tops of the rolls.

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