Hot cross buns: this version adds the cross last

Useful to know

King Arthur Baking's Easy Hot Cross Buns use enriched yeasted dough, spices and dried fruit. In this recipe, the characteristic cross is piped with icing only after the baked buns have cooled completely. [1]

This is a useful detail when comparing recipes with the same name. Crosses may look similar in photographs, but their mixture and timing determine the work involved. Not every visible decoration went into the oven with the dough.