Good Friday morning! Thanks again for being here with us for our daily dose of hope and encouragement to our community and beyond as a reminder of God’s love and grace at work in the world. For Good Friday we are sharing another way to get baking, this time Gil Young is sharing the secrets behind his famous Hot Cross Buns! Watch his video and get ready for Easter morning treats!

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About the Hot Cross Buns Tradition
from Gil Young
Growing up, my mother always made hot cross buns for Easter. My parents never told us about the Easter bunny, or Santa Claus for that matter, so we didn’t ever get Easter baskets. That made warm, tasty buns on Easter morning so much more enjoyable. Then when we built the Hamline bread oven, I volunteered to make the hot cross buns one Easter. And as it always seems to go, if you volunteer once, that suddenly becomes your job, and I’ve continued to make buns every year. As it happens, making hot cross buns has been the only volunteer activity that we’ve done at Hamline as a family, with Janet and Martha helping out every year. We each volunteer separately for other activities at Hamline, but this is the only family affair. I hope this video inspires you to make hot cross buns this Easter, and I hope it brings a smile and a chuckle during these dark times.