Bought the wrong Hot Cross Buns 😩

white chocolate chops

What have the pigs/ lambs been eating to produce these?

As Dawn French says on the M&S ad - try a crumpet!
I don’t ‘do’ dried fruit, so traditional HCBs are out and some of the variations sound horrible.

Only the traditional ones for us.

Traditional for me too. By all means experiment with other flavour combinations but call them 'caramel fruit buns' or 'white chocolate fruit buns' etc just don't sully the good name of hot cross buns

Yes please Joseann. 😋

I saw these today, a mince pie hot cross bun hybrid.

Am I the only one who thinks this year they seem flat and stoggy, from the Supermarkets? I tend to buy them at M&S, but I still remember them round and more bouncy or is my memory thinking of something else?
Wish we had a traditional Bakery near us, the Buns would probably be better. Next year I'm going to make some.
Still eat them though.

The Tesco ones (from the bakery, not the shelf) are good. I know they are not made from scratch in store but still risen, not stodgy and very fresh.

I used to love walking down to the local baker's when we lived in Devon, probably the only shop open on Good Friday then, to buy a paper bag on freshly baked hot cross buns.

Just in time for tea 😄

I’ll buck the trend and say I enjoy all the different flavours of hot cross buns.Just about to have a cuppa with the berry ones from Sainsbury, delish.😃

I like your kitchen tiles tho Whitewavemark2

Oreo

I like your kitchen tiles tho Whitewavemark2

Thanks - made in Savile. They do the most gorgeous tiles there.

We bought some apple ones by mistake. They were quite acceptable but nothing beats the traditional hot cross bun

Another traditionalist here, must go with our age! My thoughts are, aren't there enough chocolate products around at Easter without turning hot x buns into some sort of hybrid, neither one thing or the other. Some of the new bun offerings sound awful, I can veer off course slightly apple and cinnamon is ok, but not toffee or chocolate.

Joseann and Whitewave your buns look delicious.

I agree with Oreo, nice tiles WW, but then I would say that I have almost the same right down to the colour in my shower room

Bought some cheesy ones last year, but they weren’t very nice. Prefer traditional. Just going to toast some and settle down with a mug of coffee and a good film (hopefully!).

Spartacus probably 🤪

They look very good.

I tried to make some once but they weren't very successful.

Joseann

Et voilà! Anyone want to help me eat them?

Yes please!

Visgir1 I also find them very light and not bun like from M & S although they taste nice (I think they must use something to aerate them) but I tried Waitrose and the texture was so much better.

Unfortunately I do not live near a Waitrose if I had known in advance I would have stocked up.

I just bought some triple chocolate

I have no shame lol

Joseann and whitewave your buns look delicious. I have made a Simnel cake and I'm pleased how that has come out.

DH bought some cheese hot cross buns yesterday 🤢, even the dog refused one.

Chocolate/orange very much enjoyed here today. There’s a pack of the traditional type for tomorrow and Sunday.

Chocolate orange?

Where do I go to get one?

I'll start the car

Visgir1

Am I the only one who thinks this year they seem flat and stoggy, from the Supermarkets? I tend to buy them at M&S, but I still remember them round and more bouncy or is my memory thinking of something else?
Wish we had a traditional Bakery near us, the Buns would probably be better. Next year I'm going to make some.
Still eat them though.

No you aren't the only one. M&S and Waitrose ones in particular have had a very odd and not pleasant texture. Far too dense and very dark coloured. The nicest I've bought were from Tesco's in house bakery. They were really soft, springy and fresh tasting.