Hot Cross Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Buns
2 packages yeast
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup warm milk
3/4 cup mashed potatoes
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 cups raisins (or 1 1/2 cup mixed raisins and citron)
4 1/2 cups flour
1 egg yolk
Icing
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Combine yeast, water, and milk; stir well.
Mix with, potatoes, sugar, salt, butter, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and raisins.
Beat in flour by cups.
Knead 5 minutes.
Let rise 1 1/2 hours.
Punch down and divide in half 5 times, for 32 pieces of dough.
Fold the corners in to make balls.
Snip a cross onto the top of each ball.
Let rise for 40 minutes.
Brush with egg yolk and water.
Bake 20 minutes at 375.
While the buns are baking, combine milk, sugar, and vanilla to make icing.
When buns are cool, drizzle icing over cross.