Yeast Raised Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 8 cups sifted flour
• 1 cake compressed yeast
• 3 cups scalded milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup cleaned currants
• 1/2 nutmeg, grated
• butter for brushing

Method

1. 1 Rub 1/2 cup butter into 8 cups sifted flour.
2. 2 Dissolve 1 cake compressed yeast in 3 cups scalded milk and add to flour mixture.
3. 3 Let the mixture rise for two hours.
4. 4 Work in 1 cup sugar, 1 cup cleaned currants, and 1/2 nutmeg, grated.
5. 5 Knead the dough, shape into buns, and arrange in pans.
6. 6 Score deeply with a cross, brush with butter, and let rise for 15 minutes.
7. 7 Bake in a brisk oven (400°F) for 45 minutes.