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Recipes

Hot cross buns, hot cross buns!

hen one thinks about Easter, there are a number in the form of a cross over the brown top of the bun before it is baked
of favourite treats that immediately come to mind. in the oven.
Of course, the main focus for the kids is anything
Wto do with chocolate – especially the bunnies in While hot cross buns are now sold and enjoyed throughout the year,
all shapes and sizes, and the Easter eggs. On the other hand, they were once reserved for Good Friday alone. The origins of hot cross
without hot cross buns, what would Easter be? buns may go back as far as the 12th century. According to a popular
story, an Anglican monk baked the buns and marked them with a cross
What exactly are hot cross buns? to symbolise the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. The Sunday
A traditional hot cross bun is a sweet bun that’s lightly spiced and following Good Friday is known as Easter Sunday – the day when
studded with raisins or currants. A thin ribbon of flour paste is placed Christians around the world celebrate Jesus’s resurrection.

Five innovative ways to enjoy hot cross buns
Hannah Lewry shares her favourite ways to make the most out of hot
cross buns over the Easter long weekend.

EASTER CAKE POPS
Place six hot cross buns in a food processor and blend until they
form breadcrumbs. Transfer the crumbs to a bowl. Prepare 1 x 250g
Woolworths chocolate icing kit according to package instructions and
spoon enough into the hot cross bun crumbs to make the mixture
stick together so that it can easily be made into shapes. Roll 1 tbsp of
mixture at a time into bite-sized balls. Skewer onto lollipop sticks and
dip into melted dark or white chocolate, sprinkle with 100s and 1000s
and chill until ready to serve.

GRILLED GORGONZOLA SOLDIERS
Dot halved hot cross buns with blue cheese or Gorgonzola, then
place under a hot grill until melted. Cut into strips and serve hot with
cinnamon-spiced butternut soup or cauliflower soup.
HOT CROSS BUN BRAAI S’MORE PARCELS
Stuff hot cross buns with berries or sliced banana, a few blocks of
chocolate and 2 - 3 marshmallows. Wrap individually in tinfoil and

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