Easiest Hot Cross Buns Recipe Ever
I love traditions and making meaningful recipes, especially during the Lent and Easter season.. but y’all… I’m only 1 person! Sometimes I have to cut myself some slack, and at those times, I’m happy to reach for the super easy recipes. This version of hot cross buns utilizes canned biscuits, but also includes the seasonings and meanings behind the more complicated and traditional recipe.
Ingredients
Easiest Hot Cross Buns Ingredients
- canned flaky biscuits
- raisins
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter
- pumpkin pie spice
Hot Cross Buns Icing Ingredients
- orange juice a few tablespoons
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Hot Cross Buns Crosses On Top
- 1 package white cookie icing
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to the temperate it says on your can of biscuits.
- Start by putting parchment paper into a 9×13 baking pan.
- The flaky biscuits are easy to separate in the middle. Peel the top layer back about 2/3 of the way.
- Brush the middle layer with some melted butter.
- Then place about 6-8 raising in the middle.
- Place the biscuit in the pan.
- When you have all of your biscuits with the butter and raisins, sprinkle a bit of pumpkin pie spice inside.
- Fold the top of each biscuit closed, and bake according to your package directions.
- While the biscuits bake, mix your orange icing for the top! Place your powdered sugar in a bowl and just add enough orange juice to make it into a glaze. Ours took about 2 Tbs.
- Take your buns out of the oven when they are golden brown. Now you should be ready to brush them with the orange glaze we mixed.
- Allow the biscuits to cool for a few minutes.
- Then you can take your cookie icing and make your crosses across the top of the biscuits. Start with 2 lines going down the middle of each row. Make another line of icing on each row to form crosses.
- Serve these right away! Your family can now enjoy the warm raisin and spice flavor of hot cross buns without the work!