Hot Cross buns are lightly sweet and will go well with any other Ostara dishes you are going to make, Hot Cross Buns have always been a big favourite of mine, i hope you enjoy them!

INGREDIENTS: · 3 cups flour
· 1 cup evaporated milk
· 3/4 cup sugar
· 1 egg, beaten
· 1 oz of dry yeast
· [...]

Ingredients :
cake mix; baked to form two circular cakes
frosting
Licorice for whiskers; M&M’s for decoration
Preparation :
You have two circular cakes, as though each would normally be one layer of a birthday cake. One is the head. The other is used the make ears and a bow tie. Cut the two ears out of either side of [...]

Prep Time: 45 min. Start to Finish: 2 Hrs. 5 min.
Ingredients :
2 cups sugar
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa or HERSHEY’S Dutch
Processed Cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
CREAMY VANILLA FROSTING (recipe given above) 3-3/4 cups (10-oz. pkg.) MOUNDS Sweetened [...]

Ingredients:
2 cups of wheat-flour (you can also compensate a part (1/5) of this with oat flakes)
2-3 teaspoons baking-powder
1 teaspoon relatively runny margarine
1 sliced onion
a bit of grated cheese or crumbs of cheese
1 cup of water (warm)
Preparation:
Mix the dry ingredients; wheat-flour + baking powder. Add the sliced onion & cheese & a [...]

Ingredients:
1 packet Flaky Pastry, defrosted
50g (2oz) Currants
50g (2oz) Sultanas
25g (1oz) Sugar
1 tbsp Butter
Caster Sugar
Preparation:
Pre-heat oven to 220°C: 425°F: Gas 7
Roll out pastry ¼” thick, cut into 4″ rounds.
Cream the butter and sugar, add the dried fruit.
Place a large teaspoonful of the mixture in the centre of each round of pastry.
Gather the edges [...]

Ingredients:
450g (16oz) Quick Cooking Oatmeal
450g (16oz) Flour, sifted
225g (8oz) Butter
225g (8oz) Brown Sugar
110g (4oz) Peppermint Sweets, crushed
1 Egg
1 tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Salt
Topping
340g (12oz) Icing Sugar, sifted
3 tbsp Milk
3 tbsp Peppermint Sweets, crushed
1 drop Food Colouring [Optional]
Preparation:
In a large bowl, cream the butter, gradually adding sugar, beat until light and fluffy.
Add beaten [...]

Ingredients:
225g (8oz) Flour
140ml (¼ pint) Buttermilk
55g (2oz) Butter, melted
1 Egg
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Salt
Preparation:
Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a large bowl, add the sugar.
Mix in the lightly beaten egg, milk and melted butter together in a separate bowl.
Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour quickly and [...]

Ingredients:
170g (6oz) Margarine
170g (6oz) Caster sugar
110g (4oz) Self Raising flour
85g (3oz) Drinking chocolate
3 Eggs, well beaten
1 tbsp Hot Water
Buttercream Filling
110g (4oz) Icing Sugar
50g (2oz) Margarine
50g (2oz) Drinking Chocolate
Water or milk, if required
Glace Icing
170g (6oz) Icing Sugar
50g (2oz) Drinking Chocolate
2 tbsp Hot Water to mix (approximately)
Preparation:
Pre-heat oven to 180°C: 350°F: Gas 4
Grease and [...]

Ingredients:
450g (1lb) Fine Oatmeal
450g (1lb) Flour
1.42lt (2½ pint) Warm Water (approximately)
25g (1oz) Yeast
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
Oil
Preparation:
Mix the oatmeal, flour and salt in a warmed bowl.
Cream the yeast with the sugar and add to ½ pint of warm water.
Pour the yeast mixture into the dry ingredients and add the remaining water, mixing [...]

Ingredients:
50g (2oz) fresh white breadcrumbs
140g (5oz) rich short crust pastry
6 tbsp Golden Syrup
1 lemon (zest only)
1 tsp lemon juice
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 200°C; 400°F: Gas 6.
Put the syrup into a saucepan with the breadcrumbs, lemon rind and juice and heat gently until just melted.
Allow the mixture to cool.
Roll out the dough and line [...]