Cranberry Hot Cross Buns

MAKES: 18

COOK TIME: 20 Min

Hot Cross Buns are one sweet Easter tradition. Our easy recipe for baking your own bakery-style Cranberry Hot Cross Buns is a twist on the traditional raisin variety, and guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser.

What You'll Need

18 frozen dinner roll dough balls, thawed but still cold (see Notes)
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

What to Do

Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray; set aside.
Using your fingers, press each dough ball into a flat circle, about 2 inches wide. Place a heaping teaspoon of cranberries in center of dough circle; bring edges together and pinch tightly to close. Shape into a round roll and place on baking sheet; repeat with remaining dough. Cover rolls with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place about 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove wrap from rolls.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden; let cool.
In a medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients until smooth. Spoon into a small resealable plastic bag. Cut a small corner off bag and make a cross with glaze on each bun. Let glaze harden then serve, or cover loosely until ready to serve.

Notes

If you can't find this dough in your supermarket freezer case, you can use 2 (1-pound) packages frozen bread dough; just thaw and cut each into 9 pieces.
Here's another option for your bread basket -- try our Bacon Pinwheel Rolls for another tasty treat!

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joanc799 5547394

Apr 09, 2020

Could raisins be substituted for cranberries?

Peachies

Apr 01, 2016

WoW! What a pleasant surprise! The taste exceeded my expectations. All of my guest really enjoyed this new recipe that will be a new favorite of mine.

katydid911

Apr 18, 2014

This is one recipe that I am going to try.

args2212 1682576

Apr 18, 2014

I love cranberries so this was a huge hit. I didn't have lemon juice for the frosting so I used lime juice and it turned out fine.