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Bought the wrong Hot Cross Buns 😩

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Witzend Fri 29-Mar-24 11:20:26

Picked a pack up in a hurry - lemon and white chocolate!!
Why on earth are Hot X buns ever buggered about with - the traditional recipe is so nice.
To me, white chocolate is the work of Satan anyway. 😈

Callistemon21 Fri 29-Mar-24 11:22:33

DH picked up some with caramel by mistake but noticed before we went to pay for them and swapped them for traditional ones.

I have no idea - there's nowt wrong with the traditional recipe!

Mel1967 Fri 29-Mar-24 11:23:06

We’ve got these hot cross buns, for Easter.
They’re lovely.
I just eat them as they are - no butter 🤤

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 29-Mar-24 11:25:22

They sound ghastly.

Theexwife Fri 29-Mar-24 11:25:50

I tried some chocolate ones, awful as a hot cross bun and not the right texture or enough flavour to be a chocolate cake/bun.

I have proper ones for today.

Grandmabatty Fri 29-Mar-24 11:27:48

I picked up a pack in Aldi and only spotted the flavour when I got home. Banofee. Yuck. I hate banana flavoured anything.
Still ate them though

Pantglas2 Fri 29-Mar-24 11:31:07

M&S were offering -trying to offload- some chilli ones one year, 2-4-1 so I bought them for Mr PG who loved ‘em! I’m a can’t beat ordinary ones, buttered, girl 😋

Whitewavemark2 Fri 29-Mar-24 11:32:04

Mine are proving at the moment - just a traditional recipe.

25Avalon Fri 29-Mar-24 11:37:52

Help. Mine won’t rise - I think the yeast is dead. What can I do?

VioletSky Fri 29-Mar-24 11:40:33

apple and cinnamon are amazing

fancythat Fri 29-Mar-24 11:41:59

I did try the caramel ones. I actually liked them.
But I agree with traditional is nice.

Granny23 Fri 29-Mar-24 11:44:14

I hate banana flavoured anything said Grandmabatty. Meanwhile I am enjoying my favourite = traditional Buttered Hot Cross Bun with half a banana squished inside. YUM YUM

BigBertha1 Fri 29-Mar-24 12:07:12

I agree with you on the shite chocolate front Witzend. The birds will eat them- my magpies love stale buns and fruit bread. (Someone is going to tell me off now for poisoning wildlif)

Shinamae Fri 29-Mar-24 12:09:25

Traditional for me…

Callistemon21 Fri 29-Mar-24 12:10:19

BigBertha1

I agree with you on the shite chocolate front Witzend. The birds will eat them- my magpies love stale buns and fruit bread. (Someone is going to tell me off now for poisoning wildlif)

😂😂😂

Joseann Fri 29-Mar-24 12:42:02

I use white chocolate chops in muffins, and they are yummy!

Batch of home made buns going in now. DH is singing at Easter services and concerts, so these are all for me!!

Joseann Fri 29-Mar-24 13:00:24

Et voilà! Anyone want to help me eat them?

Purplepixie Fri 29-Mar-24 13:05:55

Traditional ones for me. Well done to you all for making them yourselves.

Primrose53 Fri 29-Mar-24 13:05:55

You have to look very carefully amongst the HCB packets because there are now such a range of flavours most of which Don’t appeal to me.

I even saw cheese and something or other this week.

Purplepixie Fri 29-Mar-24 13:06:51

Joseann I’ll be there in half an hour. YUMMY!

Loretta1 Fri 29-Mar-24 13:10:16

We had some from M&S by mistake which were orange with orange bits in which were very nice.

I hadn't realised there were all those different flavours, they sound awful

Joseann Fri 29-Mar-24 13:16:29

Purplepixie

Joseann I’ll be there in half an hour. YUMMY!

👍

JudyBloom Fri 29-Mar-24 13:17:25

I agree. Leave Hot Cross Buns alone, there is only one flavour, any other flavour is sacrilege to the sacred Hot Cross Bun. Make different flavoured buns by all means, but they should not be called Hot Cross Buns!

Astitchintime Fri 29-Mar-24 13:25:35

I'm a traditionalist too.........leave the Hot Cross Buns alone! It's the same with Mince Pies though, all manner of flavours, fillings and methods to top them.......just ghastly! angry

MissInterpreted Fri 29-Mar-24 13:26:48

I love all the different flavours of Hot Cross Buns or Mince Pies - there's nothing wrong with trying something new!