1 cup milk, scalded
2 tablespoons shortening
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon
salt
1 cake fresh or 1 package granular yeast
1/4 cup luke warm water
3 1/2 cups flour
Combine milk, shortening,
sugar, and salt; cool to lukewarm. Add yeast softened in lukewarm water, add egg. Gradually stir in flour to form
soft dough. Beat vigorously; cover and let rise in warm place (82) until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours. Turn
out on lightly floured surface and proceed as desired under variation. Either the sortening or sugar or both may be
increaed in this recipe to 1/4 cup to make a richer roll. Makes 2 dozen rolls.
Hot Cross Buns
Add 2/3 cup currants and 1/2
teaspoon cinnamon to 1 recipe Plain Roll Dough. Form in buns and flatten slightly. Brush top with slightly beaten
egg white or milk. Let rise until very light . Wuing scissors, snip top of buns at right angles to form cross.
Bake in moderately hot oven (375) 25 to 30 minutes. While hot, brush lightly with congectoners frosting. Cool,
then make cross with more frosting. Makes 1 1/2 dozen buns.
Confectioners
frosting:
Add sufficient top milk or cream to 2 cups congectioners sugar to make a spreading
consistency. Add dash of salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
