Pineapple Hot Cross Buns

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, 1/2 c. reserved,drained for glaze
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 1/3 cup lukewarm water
• 1/3 cup lukewarm pineapple syrup
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening, melted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon mace
• 5 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/3 cup currants
• 1/3 cup citron, finely chopped
• melted butter
• 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 drain pineapple well, pressing out and reserving syrup.
• 2 set aside 1/2 c. drained pineapple for glaze.
• 3 soften yeast in lukewarm waster and 1/3 cup pineapple syrup.
• 4 combine eggs, sugar, melted shortening, salt and mace.
• 5 stir in 1/2 c.flour, then add yeast mixture and beat well.
• 6 stir in currants, citron and remaining drained pineapple.
• 7 beat in remaining flour, reserving about 1/2 cup for kneading,to form a moderately soft dough.
• 8 turn dough out onto lightly floured board.
• 9 use remaining 1/2 cup flour and knead 3 to 5 minutes, until dough smooths out and rounds up.
• 10 place in greased bowl, cover, and let rise in warm place until doubled (about 1 1/2 hours).
• 11 punch down, then divide evenly into 24 pieces.
• 12 shape into buns and place about 2" apart on greased baking sheets.
• 13 brush with melted butter and let rise until almost doubled (45 minutes to 1 hour).
• 14 with sharp razor blade or scissors, cut a ¼" deep cross in the top of each bun.
• 15 bake in center of 350f oven about 20 minutes.
• 16 when cool, frost with pineapple glaze.
• 17 makes 2 dozen buns.