According to the popular legend, the hot cross bun is said to originate in St. Albans, where Brother Thomas Rocliffe, a 14th-century monk at St. Albans Abbey, developed an original recipe for the buns ...

Patience is needed, but here is a basic recipe for traditional hot cross buns that will be worth the wait. You will need: - 1lb flour (plus an extra 1/3 cup for decoration) - Add the yeast and two ...

Serve the spiced buns as is or gently warm and savour them with ice cream ... Let them sit at room temperature for about 1 hour or if your room is too hot( above 24 degrees C), then put them in an air ...

When the buns have risen remove the polythene bags and pipe a cross on each bun ... It's the kind of recipe that doesn't take much active time - you can do lots of other things in between these ...

Phil Vickery is in the kitchen to ‘break bread’ with Eamonn and Ruth and show us his twist on the hot cross bun - but for the more traditional of us, he'll also be making the classic recipe too.

hot cross buns are reserved for Good Friday to mark the end of Lent, but 20 million are sold during Easter week in the UK. As a nation, we just can’t get enough. The standard recipe involves ...

Begin this recipe a day ahead to allow time for the dried ... Mixed spice or ground allspice work well here too. Serve buns warm from the oven or if eating the next day, gently reheat.

Phil Vickery is off to find out about how one of our favourite treats is made at the hot cross bun factory - before putting some buns to good use in his French toast and ice cream recipe!

Brush over the buns as soon as they come out of the oven to give them a sweet, sticky glaze. This makes a large quantity of bun wash but it keeps very well. To make the hot cross buns, dissolve ...

Mary's going to be so proud that you made your own hot cross buns this Easter. Lucky thing her recipe is completely foolproof. For this recipe you will need a piping bag fitted with a 3mm nozzle ...

I asked Sean if he would share an easy recipe for some hot cross buns. He agreed and forgave my clumsy attempt at making the dough, coming to the rescue with his skills. They did work, they tasted ...