Hot Cross Buns!

suedoko, only 2 buns ? What about your young DC ?

Took your advice Nonnie we bought all the wherewithal and my husband is going to make some hot cross buns. Can't wait.

I had to pop into town and buy some at lunch time, as I realised that we didn’t have any for tomorrow's breakfast. (With marmalade for me).
I prefer the traditional ones, no fancy twiddles added.
Years ago I tried making some, they were awful, so now it is the easy option.

DH reminisced about when he used to walk down to the local baker's where we lived years ago to bring back a paper bag of hot cross buns fresh from the oven.
It was the only shop in the village which was open on Good Friday.

In the interests of research we bought some from M&S and another batch from Tesco (Finest) today.
Normally we don't eat any until Good Friday but because this was research, we tried the M&S ones today with butter.
Very good
We'll try the Tesco ones tomorrow
Then perhaps see if Lidl and Waitrose have any left on Saturday

There's nothing like a home-made one fresh from the oven though

I remember when the only shop in our village, open on Good Friday, was the baker. And only for hot cross buns. That made them special.
As a young mum I made some hot cross buns. DH said we could cobble the road with them. ?

Remember as a child being sent off to queue for them on Maundy Thursday. Then made my own every day from Jane Grigson’s English Food. My pastry crosses became a family joke because either narrow and rather wonky or so broad they covered half the bun.

Years ago we were on holiday in Wales with our young DC over Easter. On Good Friday we were in Carnarvon, and we saw a huge queue outside a small baker's shop. On enquiry, I discovered that the baker only produced HCBs on Good Friday - to a recipe that had been in his family for many years...
I bit the bullet and queued while DH took the DC off for an hour - coming out with a bag containing 2 warm buns for each of us. We said we'd have one now and take the other back to eat later -- then we sat on a bench and ate the lot..!!
That was about 35 years ago - and we all still agree that no hot cross bun has come anywhere near them - one of our happiest (& strongest) holiday memories..!

I want one now and I'm too impatient to toast or warm them up in any way. Lashings of proper butter please. Sighs at one's expanding waistline.

BradfordLass come to my local bakery. Not the cheapest around but all their wares are to die for.

Oooooooh! I want a hot cross bun now!

If I could find a Hot Cross Bun which was made without the horrible chemical taste (no idea what it is) I'd eat in any way I could get it.

I've never seen anything but traditional sort, and I usually only buy them for Good Friday and Easter. I think they were meant to be a treat for after Lent, although I am not really religious.

Cut it half, toasted on the cut side, with butter... oh yummy!

Love hot cross buns and will eat them hot or cold. Left overs are great made into bread and butter pudding using the buns instead of plain bread. Lovely ?

Warmed in the oven. Buttered. Only around Easter.

Love a hot cross bun toasted but could only eat one on Good Friday!

Down here in Devon we sometimes have clotted cream on them.

Cut in half, toasted in the toaster and spread with decent local butter (if possible)
I make them myself as I don't like sultanas, raisins or mixed peel not any of the ridiculous varieties such as choc chip or cinnamon and apple.
Currants only.

M0nica I love teacakes too, have you tried M&S large teacakes? They're the ones they sell in their cafes.

Au natural if very fresh, if not toasted both sides with lashings of butter. Traditional hot cross buns only please.

Mmmm. Yummy
As we can’t have Marydoll’s home baked ones ( except in The Argy Bargy Bar of course)? the next best ones are from M&S.

I make hot cross buns all year round, as they are a family favourite.
I have them with butter on the day I make them and toasted on the cut side the following day.

Waitrose wholemeal ones split in half with Lurpak lighter.

Warm, traditional, not toasted, with lashings of butter - and only on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, to make them extra special.

The rest of the time toasted spicy teacakes, just the same but minus the cross and flatter.

Au naturel, please, if fresh. BTW I recommend avoiding Waitrose apple and cinnamon ones as they appear to have forgotten to put any fruit in them.