Hot cross buns - a yeast bun with raisins and candied orange peel, usually topped with a cross made out of flour paste. I prefer to drizzle mine with some sweet icing. Theories abound as to whether they originated in St. Albans, England, and were made by a monk, who distributed them to the poor, or whether their link to Easter is actually pre-dated by a Germanic ritual to celebrate the Goddess of Fertility. Whatever your preference - they are perfect toasted with butter and jam or a slice of good Cheddar cheese. Order a batch of 6, 12 or more! They freeze well and you can enjoy them well past the Easter holiday.
6 Hot Cross Buns for $15 or 12 Buns for $25
Order a batch by Tuesday, April 12 for the Easter weekend.
Call to order 706-991-5030 or email dot2dotmanager@gmail.com
One a Penny, Two a Penny…
Hot Cross Buns was an English street cry, later perpetuated as a nursery rhyme and an aid in musical education. It refers to this spiced English confection which is associated with the end of Lent and is traditionally eaten on Good Friday.
Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
One a penny, two a penny—Hot cross buns!
If you have no daughters
Pray give them to your sons,
But if you have none of these little elves,
Then you must eat them all yourselves.
No daughters or sons to share them with? Well, good news! You can order a larger batch as they do freeze well so you can enjoy them long after the Easter holiday weekend.