Friday, March 29, 2013 - Good Friday

Friday, March 29, 2013 - Good Friday (from “God’s Friday”)

Worship: 12 Noon Stations of the Cross & 7 pm Adoration of the Cross

 Is. 52:13-53:12; Ps. 22; Heb. 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:42

• Bake hot cross buns to break the fast. Turn off the radio, television, computer, phone.

Hot Cross Buns

375° oven      Yield: about 15 buns

In a small bowl, combine:
1 pkg. dry yeast
¼ c. warm water

In a small saucepan, scald:
1 c. milk (or soymilk)

Add:
1 t. salt
¼ c. sugar
¼ c. butter

Pour milk mixture into a large bowl. Let cool to lukewarm.


Stir in:
1 c. flour

Add:
yeast mixture
1 egg, beaten
½ t. ground cinnamon
½ c. raisins or currants

Mix well. Add:
2½ - 3 c. flour

Knead 5 minutes on floured surface. Place in greased bowl. Cover with clean kitchen towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 ½ hours. Punch down. Turn out onto floured surface; let rest 10 minutes. Shape into round buns (about 2 ½” diameter), and place on greased baking sheet. Cover with towel; let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. Remove to racks. Cool.

Mix: (to make a moderately thick frosting)
1 c. powdered sugar
2 t. to 1 T. milk
a few drops of vanilla

Pipe frosting through the snipped corner of a sandwich bag into the shape of a cross on each bun. Makes about 15.