Hot Cross Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. active dry yeast
2/3 c. sugar
1/2 c. mashed potato flakes
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
about 5 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. milk
1/2 c. margarine
3 large eggs
1 c. dried currants
3/4 c. golden raisins
1 Tbsp. grated orange peel
1 1/2 c. confectioners sugar

Preparation

About 4 1/2 hours before serving or early in day: In bowl, combine yeast, sugar, potato flakes, salt, nutmeg and 1 1/2 cups flour.
In saucepan, heat milk, margarine and 3/4 cup water until very warm (125\u00b0).
With mixer at low speed, beat liquid into dry ingredients.
At medium, beat 2 minutes.
Beat in 2 eggs and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes.
Stir in currants, raisins, orange peel and 2 1/2 cups flour.