Sing It Now: 'One-A-Penny, Two-A-Penny, Hot Cross Buns'

Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/25/471447638/sing-it-now-one-a-penny-two-a-penny-hot-cross-buns?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

Traditional hot cross buns from Baker Tom's in the U.K. Easter is the bakery's second-busiest holiday after Christmas, and special orders for the buns start coming in weeks in advance.

Traditional hot cross buns from Baker Tom’s in the U.K. Easter is the bakery’s second-busiest holiday after Christmas, and special orders for the buns start coming in weeks in advance.

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If you’re looking for a sweet Easter treat, there’s plenty to choose from: chocolate rabbits, jelly beans, intricate sugar eggs, and — of course — the ubiquitous peeps. But there’s one slightly more refined treat that many in the United States are familiar with mostly from the song.

“One-a-penny, two-a-penny, hot cross buns” — made from spices, dried fruit, and a lightly sweetened, eggy dough — have been the Good Friday bread of choice in England since the 1500s. Yet the tradition of eating a special, rounded cake during spring festivals is actually much older, dating back to ancient Greece, writes John Ayto in An A…

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