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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pastries
  • Pastries (Cooking)
DEF

A raisin bun marked with a cross made of sugar frosting traditionally served on Good Friday.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtisserie
  • Pâtisserie (Art culinaire)
CONT

Ces gâteaux [...] se préparent avec une pâte ayant quelque analogie avec celle de la brioche, mais qui est plus commune. [...] Dans les «cross-buns» [...] les boules de pâte sont détaillées de deux coups de ciseaux [croix].

OBS

Le mot «gâteau» a en Europe une acception beaucoup plus large qu'au Québec et, pour cette raison, doit être rejeté comme équivalent du «bun» anglais.

Spanish

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