HOT CROSS BREAD

HOT CROSS BREAD
Hot cross buns are traditionally an Easter season treat that reminds us of the holy nature of the season by making a cross shape on top of the buns, but Olivia thought outside the Easter season and outside the box by making this delicious treat in her bread machine.  You can still add icing if you like and it would be a delicious breakfast bread or just about anytime bread.  The combination of lemon rind and raisins or candied fruit is what gives this bread its delightful flavor.  If you have a bread machine and perhaps you haven't used it for a while, give this a try.  We think you will really like it.
-Nanette

Bread

• 1 egg, plus
• 1 egg yolk
• 3⁄4cup  milk
• 1⁄3cup  butter
• 6 tablespoons  sugar
• 1 1⁄2teaspoons  lemon rind, grated
• 3⁄4teaspoon  cinnamon
• 1⁄2teaspoon  nutmeg
• 1⁄4teaspoon  ground cloves
• 3⁄4teaspoon  salt
• 3 cups  flour
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1⁄2cup  raisins or 1⁄2 cup candied fruit

• Glaze

• 1⁄2cup  icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon  milk
• 1⁄2teaspoon  lemon juice

Put all ingredients except fruit into bread machine.

Regular bread and light crust.

Add fruit at signal.  

After you've cooled the bread and removed it from the pan, make glaze adding sugar or milk to make consistency to drizzle but not run.

Drizzle icing on bread.