Hot cross buns!

In celebration of Easter we made hot cross buns!  They turned out so well (thanks all to Z) and the lemon-zested frosting was licked from the bowl (thanks all to me).  No time for an easter egg hunt, but thanks to my mom we have continued a tradition from my childhood of decorating a lilac branch with eggs and then watching it bloom inside.  Here's a paragraph from our recipe this morning that made us happy we were incorporating Pagan symbolism into the day:

From fabulousfoods.com:  "A traditional favorite on Good Friday in England, Hot Cross Buns are a spicy currant or raisin studded yeast bun, topped with a "cross" of lemon flavored icing.  While Christians have adopted the cake and the symbolism of the cross, it wasn't always so.  To Pagans, then as now, the cross is representative of the sun wheel, which symbolizes perfect balance at the time of the Spring Equinox.  Hot Cross Buns were probably originally used in ceremonies and rituals and the Christian Church attempted to ban the buns, although they proved too popular.  Left with no alternative but defeat, the church did the next best thing and "christianized" the bread with Queen Elizabeth I passing a law which limited the bun's consumption to proper religious ceremonies, such as Christmas, Easter, or funerals."

I like the idea of making these again on our own designated special days and again on the summer solstice.