This recipe for Traditional British Hot Cross Buns is my late mother’s recipe, and is one that she always used at Easter.

A Classic Yeasted Hot Cross Bun Recipe

Today’s recipe for Traditional British Hot Cross Buns has been shared on Lavender & Lovage before, but many years ago.

However, I decided it was time to give the photos a makeover, as well as sharing a new and more uptodate printable recipe card.

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A selection of Easter Baking Recipes that will delight all your family and friends. From glorious gateaux, & hot cross buns to lemon tray bakes, I have shared some of my favourite recipes for you in one place.

Confetti Funfetti Chiffon Cake for Easter Sunday Tea

And some Easter Sunday Tea Tray Supper Recipes

A selection of Easter Baking Recipes that will delight all your family and friends.

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Today’s recipe is for Coventry God Cakes, a traditional regional recipe from The Midlands in England, these have only 4 ingredients in them.

Also Known as Coventry Godcakes

Today’s recipe is for Coventry God Cakes, a traditional regional recipe from The Midlands in England.

These triangular puff pastry pies are filled with mincemeat, with an optional slug of rum added, and are baked with an egg white and sugar coated glaze.

Traditionally given by godparents to their god children on their confirmation, or at Easter, the triangular shape and markings is said to represent The Holy Trinity.

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Pineapple Upside Down Cake – A retro recipe for Pineapple Upside Down Cake, which is easy to make, and is fabulous served warm with custard.

Another Old-School Retro Recipe

Hot on the heels of my last School recipe for Raspberry Buns, is this recipe for Pineapple Upside Down Cake – also a cake that I made at school in a domestic science (home economics) class.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a simple cake to make, and crosses over into a pudding cake, insofar as it is FABULOUS when served warm with custard.

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Easter Cakes, Bakes and Hot Cross Buns – A selection of recipes to grace your Easter Table, from breakfast, through to afternoon and high tea.

Confetti Funfetti Chiffon Cake for Easter Sunday Tea

Some Fabulous Traditional Recipes for Easter

I find myself rather astonished to realise that Easter is only two weeks away now, it seems to have crept up on me rather suddenly! So, it’s time to think about Easter Cakes, Bakes and Hot Cross Buns.

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Today’s recipe for Mincemeat Cinnamon Rolls (Mincemeat Chelsea Buns) is a stunner! A soft enriched dough which is rolled up with mincemeat, baked in a “tear and share” round.

(Mincemeat Chelsea Buns)

Recipe for Mincemeat Cinnamon Rolls at the end of this post

Today’s recipe for Mincemeat Cinnamon Rolls (Mincemeat Chelsea Buns) is a stunner! A soft enriched dough which is rolled up with mincemeat, baked in a “tear and share” round, and is then iced with citrus icing before toasted flaked almonds and Rudolph red cherries are added for the final flourish.

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My recipe for Eight Grain Cheese & Onion Sourdough Wreath looks great and is very easy to make. Serve it with soup or stew in the winter months, or as part of a cheeseboard.

My recipe for Eight Grain Cheese & Onion Sourdough Wreath is based on a previous sourdough recipe for Sourdough Pizza Bread Rolls, but in place of mozzarella cheese, and herbs, I have added Comte cheese and a mixture of strong white bread flour and an eight grain bread flour.

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My recipe for Yorkshire Sticky Fruit Buns – Sourdough, is a fabulous enriched and sweet sourdough bread bun recipe that is packed with plump dry fruits and spices.

For a Proper Yorkshire High Tea

My recipe for Yorkshire Sticky Fruit Buns – Sourdough, is a fabulous enriched and sweet sourdough bread bun recipe that is packed with plump dry fruits and spices. It’s reminiscent of many a sticky fruit bun I’ve enjoyed in “caffs” and tea rooms in Yorkshire and the North of England, where it’s always toasted, slathered in butter and taken with a cup of proper Yorkshire tea.

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Rock Cakes (Rock Buns) – These delicious and easily made little buns, were the mainstay of my childhood tea time table. Mum would bake these every week, not just for Sunday tea, but also for the school and work lunch box.

Baking with Be-Ro

Today’s recipe for Rock Cakes (Rock Buns) is a family favourite, a nostalgic recipe that reminds me of cosy Sunday afternoon tea and my parents.

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Sourdough Pizza Bread Rolls: These little Sourdough Pizza Bread Rolls are easily made with a standard batch of my Classic Sourdough Bread made Easy, but using 200g of Strong Malted Seeded bread flour for a nutty taste and texture. Simply add Mozzarella cheese, chopped pimento-stuffed olives and oregano in the last folding procedure, before leaving overnight to prove, and the baked results taste just like pizza. These Sourdough Pizza Bread Rolls are wonderful when used as a vehicle for all manner of sandwiches, and are delicious when toasted the next day.

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