Hot Cross Buns No. 3

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• all-purpose
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup raisins
• seedless
• 1/2 cup candied fruit
• 1 cup milk

Instructions

1. Sift together into bowl flour, baking powder, salt, cream of tartar, spices, and sugar.
2. Cut in butter until mixture is size of peas.
3. Stir in fruits.
4. Add milk all at once and quickly stir in.
5. Turn out onto flour sprinkled board.
6. Pat smoothly to 78 inch thickness and cut out with floured 3 inch cutter.
7. With back of knife press a cross on top of each bun.
8. Mix 2 teaspoons sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoon milk.
9. Brush top of each bun with sugar mixture.
10. Bake on ungreased baking sheet at 425F (220C) for 12 minutes.
11. Makes 10 to 12 buns.