One a penny two a penny hot cross buns

I wonder if my girls remember learning this popular nursery rhyme when they were young.

Hot Cross Buns (origins)

Hot cross buns!
Hot-cross buns!
One a penny,
Two a penny,
Hot-cross buns!

If ye have no daughters,
Give them to your sons. One a penny,
Two a penny,
Hot-cross buns!


Sam recently made hot cross buns and Beccy, after a lot of effort to track down fresh yeast followed suit. When I saw that Barbara had also taken up Sam's challenge and made a batch I decided that I'd better join them.

So off I went to Sainsbury's to get some fresh yeast and dried fruit, which I also needed for my Easter biscuits. I was rather hoping that as Sally suggested they might give me the yeast but I was charged 32 pence for a small chunk so it was not expensive. I was getting a link to Sally's blog and would you believe it her post today was about making 'hot cross buns' and they look really good.

I've never ever considered making them myself, as Sam explained we always used to get them delivered by the local cub scouts when they were young.

I used the BBC recipe and although it was a bit time consuming (waiting for the 'proving' at different stages) they turned out quite satisfactory. Anyone who has seen my previous efforts at cooking will know I do not go in for finesse so my buns were all different sizes and some were a little on the large side as you can see from this picture.




The aroma while cooking had us drooling and they were voted a success by embee (who tried a small one even though he's diabetic), my mother and my neighbour. Athough no good comes to those who blow your own trumpet I have to say they are particularly moorish and I wish I could share them with you.



Anyone hesitating about making your own should definitely have a go, if I can manage it anyone can, OK I may not be great on presentation but who says the English can't cook!!