hot cross bun
Spiced Lenten treat
A hot cross bun is a sweet, spiced roll studded with currants or raisins, marked with a cross on top.
Traditionally eaten on Good Friday, the cross representing Christ's crucifixion.
Now sold throughout the Easter season and increasingly year-round: The bakery started stocking hot cross buns in February.
Crucifixion memorial day
- LentChristian fasting season
- Holy WeekDays preceding Easter Sunday
- resurrectionRevival from death
- springtimeSeason following winter
Palm Sunday · Maundy Thursday · Easter Monday · crucifixion · Last Supper · Lamb of God · church · Christianity
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
oven · glaze · golden · crust · rise · warm · bakery · artisanal
Small seedless dried grapes
- raisinsDried grape snack
- sultanasPale dried grapes
- candied peelSugar-preserved citrus skin
- dried fruitDehydrated edible plant matter
citrus · plump · studded · soaked · orange zest · lemon zest · sticky · sweet
Aromatic bark spice
- nutmegAromatic seed spice
- allspiceMultiplex tropical seasoning
- clovesDried flower-bud spice
- mixed spicePre-blended baking aromatics
ginger · aromatic · warm · fragrant · zest · orange peel · lemon peel · cardamom
Inherited cultural legacy
- customHabitual group practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- annualOccurring every year
- historicalOf documented times
folklore · British · English · Victorian · bakers · street vendors · superstition · protection
Good Friday
Crucifixion memorial day
- LentChristian fasting season
- Holy WeekDays preceding Easter Sunday
- resurrectionRevival from death
springtime · Palm Sunday · Maundy Thursday · Easter Monday · crucifixion · Last Supper · Lamb of God · church · Christianity · symbolism
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
proof · oven · glaze · golden · crust · rise · warm · bakery · artisanal · scoring
currants
Small seedless dried grapes
- raisinsDried grape snack
- sultanasPale dried grapes
- candied peelSugar-preserved citrus skin
dried fruit · citrus · plump · studded · soaked · orange zest · lemon zest · sticky · sweet · chewy
cinnamon
Aromatic bark spice
mixed spice · ginger · aromatic · warm · fragrant · zest · orange peel · lemon peel · cardamom · mace
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
historical · folklore · British · English · Victorian · bakers · street vendors · superstition · protection · hung
- sweet breadsbanana bread, cinnamon bread, raisin bread, nut bread, pumpkin bread
- sweet rollscinnamon roll, cinnamon bun, sticky bun, sweet roll, honey bun
- British bakesteacakes, Bakewell tart, scones, scone, Chelsea bun
- breadssliced bread, bagel, white bread, boules, brioche
- breakfast breadsbagel, croissant, toast, muffin, biscuit
- bunshamburger bun, hot dog bun, brioche bun, sesame bun, pretzel bun
hot cross bunplain bread
Untoasted, unspread loaf
white bread · sandwich bread · dinner roll · sliced bread · sandwich loaf
hot cross bunplain bread
Untoasted, unspread loaf
white bread · hardtack · matzo · cracker
hot cross bunplain bread
Untoasted, unspread loaf
hard roll · ciabatta · crusty bread · sourdough · breadstick
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