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hearty whole wheat hot cross buns with oatmeal and dried fruit. is for Breakfast.

hearty whole wheat hot cross buns with oatmeal and dried fruit. takes 180 minutes to prepare.

hearty whole wheat hot cross buns with oatmeal and dried fruit. takes 45 minutes to cook.

hearty whole wheat hot cross buns with oatmeal and dried fruit. makes 40 servings.

The ingredients for hearty whole wheat hot cross buns with oatmeal and dried fruit. are:

2 cups milk
2 cups quick oats
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup shortening
4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 teas. nutmeg
2 tsp. sugar
1 cup warm water
2 packages active dry yeast
3 cups whole wheat flour
3-3 1/2 cups all- purpose flour.
1/2 cups raisins
1/2 cups craisins
1/2 cup candied peel
1/4 cup cinnamon sugar

Here is how you make hearty whole wheat hot cross buns with oatmeal and dried fruit.:

Heat milk to almost boiling. In large mixing bowl, combine oats, molasses, brown sugar, shortening, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.Pour hot milk over oatmeal mixture. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve 2 tsp sugar in warm water. Sprinkle in yeast. Let stand 10 minutes, then stir well. Add yeast to oat mixture. Beat in 2 cups of whole wheat flour, mixing well.Stir in remaining 1 cup of whole wheat flour and enough white flour to form a dough that leaves sides of bowl. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.Knead dough 10-12 minute, adding enough flour to make dough smooth and elastic. Flatten dough out on floured board to height of about 1 inch. Sprinkle dried fruit and candied peel over dough. Gently knead fruit and peel into dough until evenly distributed. Shape into smooth ball and place into lightly greased bowl. Cover with greased wax paper and tea towel. Set in warm spot to let rise until double, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Punch dough down and turn onto well floured board. Cut into equal pieces. Form pieces of dough into balls in greased or floured palm. Place into greased baking pan. Snip crosses into top of buns with kitchen shears. Cover with tea towels and let rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Place in a preheated 350 degree oven and bake until done, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven, grease tops of buns with greased wax paper, and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon sugar. Turn out onto wire racks to cool. Makes about 40 buns.Number of Servings: 40Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VALDEK56.

The nutritional information for hearty whole wheat hot cross buns with oatmeal and dried fruit. is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 40
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 135.9

• Total Fat: 1.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.6 mg
• Sodium: 105.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 26.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 3.9 g