Despite searching all over the north side and making a trip to the renowned Sultan Bakery, hot cross buns are nowhere to be found in this metro area. Hot cross buns, of course, are a sweet bun with a cross of icing on the top which are available in NORMAL cities on the United States during lent.
A historical reference, including the nursery song here:
http://www.night.net/easter/hotcross.html-ssi
I would share my personal recipe but this is an approximation:
http://www.breadrecipe.com/AZ/HotCrossBuns.asp
(We personally prefer candied dried fruit to currants.)