World's oldest hot cross bun

The Telegraph ^ | April 1, 2010 | staff reporter

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A grandmother has the world's oldest hot cross bun - baked on Good Friday in 1821.

Nancy Titman, 91, was given the incredible 189-year-old bun when her mum died and amazingly it shows no traces of mould.

The bun, which was made the same year as Napoleon died, George IV was crowned king and poet John Keats passed away has been in her family for generations.

"It's a relic which has been passed down through the family. My mum said our ancestors worked in a baker's shop and they believed buns baked on Good Friday didn't go mouldy," said Nancy.

"It is rock hard and the currants have disintegrated but you can tell it's a hot cross bun and you can still see the shape of the cross."

The bun, which has the date March 1821 on its base, was made by Nancy's great, great, great grandfather, William Skinner, who owned a bakery in London.

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That’s not what Barney Frank thinks of...

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[colorado tanker]

If you want to work on the other family buns . . . .

[Little Bill]

I posted a thread looking for a recipe, old, old, 1400 type, Hot Cross Buns, I bake as a hobby and like to recreate recipes, I was beaten into the Ground. When this thread is posted every one rises to the occasion.

[little jeremiah]

I remember that thread! Got a link to it by any chance? I’m in a baking mood!

[Little Bill]

No, I was shot down, in total humiliation by, those philistines that spent $5 bucks for what they could make for $1 or less.

If you want to bake try, "Bread" by Jeffery Hamelman, good starter.

[colorado tanker]

Well, Bill, all I could find is that St. Albans Cathedral claims to have revived the original Medieval hot cross buns recipe, but I don't see it posted, only described. I wonder if they are keeping it to themselves?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5070954/Reclaim-the-hot-cross-bun-says-St-Albans-Cathedral.html

[little jeremiah]

I remember the thread and IIRC there were some links on it.

Now I want to make hot cross buns.

[Little Bill]

If I lived that old poofters Parish and was Anglican I would have crossed the Tiber. What the hell is cardamon and where the hell would they get yeast?

[marsh2]

Any appraiser worth his salt would know to value this type of bun at “one a penny, two a penny.”

[Daffynition]

Funny! Got a rise outta me! ;)