Hello everyone! On Week 10 Term 1 of school, before Holy Week, our class created Hot cross buns! The other senior and junior classes created hot cross buns too, but I believe our class' idea was even more creative. For our idea we created a giant hot cross bun in which we used a bread maker instead of an oven.
We started off with the basics. Yeast, white sugar, salt, wholemeal flour & flour, eggs for the dough. I will be posting the link to the site to make hot cross buns in the end! Anyway, each of us in the class took turns putting in a portion of the ingredients into the maker, kneading the dough and adding spices.
The hot cross bun reminds us of the spices, the cross, the shape of the bread, and the raisins and bread itself. The cross reminds us of the time Jesus dies on the cross on Good Friday. The raisins and bread resembling the body and blood of Jesus Christ, and the Last Supper, where Jesus takes the bread and breaks it, and took the wine and shared it with the disciples. Lastly, the spices resemble the time where he was layed in the tomb after he died and was moved from the cross, was wrapped in a cloth, and his body was rubbed in spices. The round shape of the bread shows the shape of the rock that was rolled away from the tomb when Jesus was risen from the dead.
The making took awhile, but if we just waited, we were going to be able to have our finished product! As it was taken out of the maker and placed on the wood board the aroma of the food stretched off in the classroom, the smell of the spices filled my nose. And to be able to share the item with the class our teacher cut off the bread in pieces that would be enough for the pupils, we had also gathered butter and jam to spread on the piece of slice. Sharing the food item reminded me of Jesus breaking the bread and sharing it with his disciples. This day was a memorable time of all, we surrounded the loaf of bread with cloth and prayer table items, to make the space looking lovely.
Finally, is the collage, our last task was to make a photo collage on our google drawing, and I would love to show my creation with you guys. So here is my one:
Link to the recipe blog: Hot Cross Bun Recipe Link
Monday 12 April 2021
Hot Cross Bun Making with the class!
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Morena Hannah, what a well scripted and detailed blog post. You clearly understand what the hot cross bun reminds us of. Ka pai. Your collage has been well designed and the photos have been thoughtfully picked. What was your favourite part of making our giant hot cross bun? Ma te wa, Miss Hickling.
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DeleteThank you for commenting! My favourite part of making the hot cross bun was looking inside the maker and watching it knead the dough, especially getting to taste what we made.
Ma te wa,
Hannah
Hannah, I would have to agree with you there about the eating part! It was delicious! I really enjoyed breaking the bread and eating it like Jesus did with his disciples. Ma te wa, Miss Hickling.
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