This year, we had the distinct pleasure of preparing eight dozen traditional Hot Cross Buns for our local church. Hot Cross Buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, with a representative icing cross piped across the top of each bun.Deliciously soft and moist, our Hot Cross Buns were spiced with a traditional blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and a touch of cardamom (an orenji twist!) and studded with black currants, black and golden raisins, and candied citrus peel.
Leavened with yeast, these delicious breakfast treats are dense and hearty, the sweet citrus-vanilla icing the perfect complement to the spicy undertones. Each bun was hand-shaped, hand cut, and hand-decorated!
Perfect with a cup of tea of coffee, the orenji Hot Cross Buns inspired the recipients to sing the popular children's song written for them:
Hot Cross Buns,
Hot Cross Buns,
one ha' penny,
two ha' penny,
Hot Cross Buns!
If you have no daughters,
give them to your sons,
one ha' penny,
two ha' penny,
Hot Cross Buns!
Tomorrow, more Easter treats. See you then!
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