Friday, March 30, 2018 - GOOD FRIDAY
Friday, March 30, 2018 - GOOD FRIDAY
(From “God’s Friday”)
Passover begins at sunset
Worship: 12 Noon and 7 pm
Is. 52:13-53:12; Ps. 22;
Heb. 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:42
Sing, my tongue the glorious
battle; tell the triumph far and wide;
tell aloud the wondrous story
of the cross, the Crucified;
tell how Christ, the world's
Redeemer, vanquished death the day he died.
(ELW 355, st. 1: Venantius
Fortunatus, tr. John Mason Neale)
- • Bake hot cross buns to break the fast (see recipe.) leave the radio and tv off today.
Hot Cross Buns
375° oven
In a small bowl, combine:
1 pkg. dry yeast
¼ c. warm water
In a small saucepan, scald:
1 c. milk (or soymilk)
Add:
1 t. salt
¼ c. sugar
¼ c. butter
Pour milk mixture into a large bowl. Let cool to lukewarm.
Stir in:
1 c. flour
Add:
yeast mixture
1 egg, beaten
½ t. ground cinnamon
½ c. raisins or currants
Mix well.
Add:
2½ - 3 c. flour
Knead 5 minutes on floured surface. Place in greased bowl. Cover with clean kitchen towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 ½ hours. Punch down. Turn out onto floured surface; let rest 10 minutes. Shape into round buns (about 2 ½” diameter), and place on greased baking sheet. Cover with towel; let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. Remove to racks. Cool.
Mix: (to make a moderately thick frosting)
1 c. powdered sugar
2 t. to 1 T. milk
a few drops of vanilla
Pipe frosting through the snipped corner of a sandwich bag into the shape of a cross on each bun. Makes about 15 buns.
