In many historical Christian countries it's a traditional to eat warm
'hot cross buns' on Good Friday.
Hot Cross Buns with their combination of spicy, sweet and fruity flavours have long been an Easter tradition that dates back to the 12th century.
Hot Cross Buns with their combination of spicy, sweet and fruity flavours have long been an Easter tradition that dates back to the 12th century.
Why do we eat Hot Cross Buns ?
A hot cross bun is a spiced sweet bun usually made with fruit, marked with a cross on the top, and traditionally eaten on Good Friday in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, India, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United States and some parts of the Americas.
The bun marks the end of Lent and different parts of the hot cross bun have a certain meaning, including the cross representing the crucifixion of Jesus, and the spices inside signifying the spices used to embalm him at his burial.
The pastry cross on top of the buns symbolises and reminds Christians of the cross
that Jesus was killed on.
The buns were traditionally eaten at breakfast time, hot from the oven.
They were once sold by street vendors who sang a little song about them.
"Hot cross buns, Hot cross buns,
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns."
No longer sold on the streets, Hot Cross Buns are now available all year round, again turning a religious tradition into a commercial opportunity,
but I for one love these
warm sticky buns....
Enjoy!
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