Wickford & Co. Large Scented Candle In Glass Jar 15cm 450g - Hot Cross Buns

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Grease a baking sheet, place the 6 buns onto the parchment, cover with cling film and leave to rise in a warm place for a further 60 minutes or until doubled in size.

Eggs are a symbol of fertility and the central symbol of the spring holiday. Depending on the recipe, you can boil and decorate them first! Attach the dough hooks onto the Dualit Hand Mixer. Slowly pour the wet mix into the flour mix, mixing continuously. The precursor of the hot cross bun was the Alban Bun, developed by a 14th century monk, Brother Thomas Rocliffe, at St. Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire, an hour and a half directly south of where I lived outside of Peterborough. In 1361 he created a sweet yeasted bun with a cross cut into the dough on the top and distributed the buns to the poor on Good Friday. Though no longer available for free, these buns are still made and sold every Easter at the cathedral in the Abbot’s Kitchen where you can enjoy them freshly baked to go or you can sit down with a cup of tea. The recipe remains a carefully guarded secret but includes flour, eggs, yeast, dried currants, and cardamom (earlier versions likely included a spice from the ginger family known as grains of paradise). The recipients of the Alban Buns enjoyed them so much that word began to spread and soon other areas of the country worked to imitate the buns. Bake the buns on the middle shelf for 15-20 minutes until they’re a deep golden brown and they sound hollow when you tap them on the bottom. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, cinnamon contains safrole, a substance that is “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” based on the results of animal studies.

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You have a few options for the glaze: 1) Make a glaze with 1/4 cup water and 1/4 sugar by placing the ingredients in a small saucepan, bring it to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes, and brush it over the hot buns when they come out of the oven. 2) Heat 3 tablespoons of golden syrup in a small bowl in the microwave and brush it over the hot buns. 3) Gently melt some apricot jam in the microwave and brush it over the hot buns. While many citrus fruits are considered winter produce, lemons also bloom in the spring. Their bright, refreshing flavor is evocative of the holiday and the season.

Chocoholics needn’t fear, as Aldi has included a mouth-watering Chocolate Eggs candle in the three-piece-set. The rich brown wax smells of sweet, creamy milk chocolate, with a hint of vanilla for the ultimate Easter fragrance. Lavender is another flower and herb that begins blooming in mid-spring. It’s wonderful for adding to sachets and mojo bags but is also tasty in recipes. Just don’t go overboard with it unless you want your food to taste like soap.Leave the dough in the bowl, cover with cling film and leave to rise in a warm place for at least 45 minutes. Shape the dough into a ball and place in a bowl greased with a little olive oil. Cover with cling film and leave in a warm place for around 1 hour to prove, until roughly doubled in size. As with most baked goods, these are best straight out of the oven. However they will keep for a couple of days and they’re also delicious cut in half and toasted.