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Pagan loaves, Christian bread, a secular treat: a brief history of hot cross buns

By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University

Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries of tradition – and superstition.

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