{"id":6436,"date":"2016-03-13T20:15:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T19:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/?p=6436"},"modified":"2016-03-13T20:15:10","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T19:15:10","slug":"easter-hot-cross-buns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/recipes\/enriched-yeast-doughs\/easter-hot-cross-buns","title":{"rendered":"Easter Hot Cross Buns"},"content":{"rendered":"

These hot cross buns<\/strong> are the first thing I baked after I felt a bit more comfortable with my sourdough starter<\/strong>!
\n(The recipe in this articles includes directions and quantities both in case\u00a0you are using yeast or sourdough)<\/p>\n

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I chose them for a simple reason: we are in Lent<\/strong>, the 40-day\u00a0period of observance before Easter! And for once, I am able to post a recipe<\/strong> on my blog\u00a0before<\/strong> a holiday actually occurs.<\/p>\n

For those who don’t know them, the hot cross buns are the traditional Lenten bread<\/strong> with a distinctive white cross of dough on top and they are very common\u00a0in the UK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Historical note<\/strong>: the bun’s origin is unknown but the legend says that Anglo-Saxons<\/strong> ate the buns in honor of their goddess Eastre<\/strong>. The cross on top probably represented the moon and its quarters. When the Romans<\/strong> arrived, the clergy could not stop the use of these sacramental buns, so they just blessed them and gave the cross a Christian meaning<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This was a first attempt at adapting a recipe with yeast, and the result was quite tasty\u00a0(although under-fermented). What I learn in the process is:<\/p>\n