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hot cross bun

n.
A sweet, spiced bun marked on top with a cross of frosting, traditionally eaten during Lent.
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hot cross bun

n
(Cookery) a yeast bun with spices, currants, and sometimes candied peel, marked with a cross and traditionally eaten on Good Friday
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hot′ cross` bun′


n.
a bun with a cross of frosting on it, eaten chiefly during Lent.
[1725–35]
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Noun1.hot cross bun - moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glazehot cross bun - moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze
cross bun
coffee roll, sweet roll - any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze
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From Seafood Newburg; Apple-Stuffed Pork Crown Roast; Beer Brats; and Butternut Squash Casserole; to Hot Cross Buns; White Layer Cake; Cheese Bread; and Pina Colada, "The Good Home Cookbook" will prove to be the cornerstone volume of any family cookbook collection.
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A Suffolk County Council spokesman said: "We have not issued any guidelines on hot cross buns.
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A NATIONAL newspaper has apologised after wrongly claiming that Liverpool City Council had banned hot cross buns in schools because they might offend non-Christians.
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