She would use her hand to make a cross in the dough, and bake it in large coffee cans. Then, she would place this sweet yeast ...

There used to be a time, not that long ago, when a hot cross bun was a relative mystery or even a practical unknown to Americans. Much like Italian panettone during the winter holidays, the semi ...

What’s the best way to gobble the notorious hot cross bun, everybody’s favourite Easter snack ... The standard recipe involves strong bread flour, full fat milk, butter and yeast, with ...

Mahlab is a spice made from ground cherry stones and, along with piney gum mastic, gives this Greek Easter bread its distinctive flavour. Hardboiled eggs dyed red and pressed into the bread give ...

Traditionally a seasonal treat sold in and around the Easter period ... giant has also decided to put the Fairy Bread and Caramilk-flavoured hot cross buns on the shelves, alongside other flavours ...