I decided to make your "easy hot cross buns" for Easter. Everything was going fine, and the dough was ready to go for it's first rise. Then I realized I forgot to put in the orange zest. I got the orange, zested it, sprinkled the zest over the dough, and did my best to work it in. As I was doing that, I realized I had forgotten the sugar. I grabbed the container of brown sugar, realized it was hard as a rock, put it in the microwave to soften, scattered it over the dough, and tried to work it in as best I could. In the end, I think they still came out pretty good, but I will try to pay more attention next time.

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