By the Middle Ages, many bakers only kept the cross on Good Friday bread. According to popular tales, one 12th-century English monk made spiced buns marked with a cross on Good Friday, because ...

food historians claim that the origin of the spiced and cross-topped bun dates back long before Christianity. Mitch Stamm and Kate Goodpaster say that ancient Egyptians topped their bread with a ...

Along the way, sweet treats help define the occasion, from Easter baskets filled with chocolate bunnies and jelly beans to festive breads and cupcakes. Of course, hot cross buns feature prominently in ...