Christian Baking

I'm not a religious person, but dang, hot cross buns are good. Yet another thing I'll miss about NZ. I'd thought they were kinda lame, but I should know by now not to make assumptions based solely on the New World version of an item.

I didn't know anything about hot cross buns and wanted to know whether they've accompanied Easter through the ages, so I started poking around on wikipedia and ended up on this talkative blog post, which mentioned that part of the history of hot cross buns is their illegality for a few moments in the 1950's. Also it mentions how Americans don't like hot cross buns, perhaps due to the bits of fruit and spices inside bringing to mind fruitcake. But it's so much more than a fruitcake! It's airy! It's in a bun shape! The top is shiny and the inside is light! 3 cheers for hot cross buns!

About 2 minutes after I finished the bun I picked up in the bakery and 1 minute after I started this post, my coworker returned with a 6 pack of buns. So I ate another one. I have no regrets.

I feel depressed and apathetic today. If I had a chocolate cake, I might eat half of it. I think I know what's coming tomorrow....