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Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:00 am
by Currywurst and Chips
It’s that time of year
Other than butter what’s a decent topping for them?
Girlfriend has bought a job lot for the family
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:06 am
by Long slender neck
custard
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:14 am
by Currywurst and Chips
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:27 am
by Long slender neck
Heated. Its basically bread and butter pudding.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:27 am
by Proposition Joe
Speculoos spread.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:28 am
by Real Al
I've only ever heard of them with butter. Do people really put other stuff on?
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:09 am
by claptonCasual
My wife doesn't get the buns out until Good Friday, then it's with butter and cheese.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:12 am
by Pugwash
Honey is a game changer, the clear stuff of course
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:16 am
by Max B Gold
Butter and raspberry jam. Then you dip it in a mug of tea with two sugars.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:44 am
by Celtient
I detest raisins and sultanas and the like, but when I was a youngster our local baker used to make the most delicious hot cross buns without these foul additions. Having now returned to the village I grew up in ( where the same baker is still going strong) I was eagerly anticipating a hot cross bun feast. The buns still look exactly the same on the outside, but the b*stard's only gone and filled them with shrivelled grapes. Hugely disappointing
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:46 am
by Orient_Man_And_Boy
Tiptree Tawny Marmalade
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 12:26 pm
by Dunners
Nothing. Butter is enough. Hot Cross buns are one of those foods where any degree of fancying around, and trying to be special, just ruins them.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 12:52 pm
by Max B Gold
Celtient wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:44 am
I detest raisins and sultanas and the like, but when I was a youngster our local baker used to make the most delicious hot cross buns without these foul additions. Having now returned to the village I grew up in ( where the same baker is still going strong) I was eagerly anticipating a hot cross bun feast. The buns still look exactly the same on the outside, but the b*stard's only gone and filled them with shrivelled grapes. Hugely disappointing
Shame he didn't remember you and bake a batch of fruitless buns. It's emblematic of falling standards of customer care in this decaying society.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:37 pm
by StillSpike
Hot Cross Bun Bread and Butter Pudding
https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recip ... ing-recipe
Fantastic use of a "glut" - I go out and buy a glut several times each spring.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:58 pm
by Currywurst and Chips
Sounds pretty fit tbf
And I don’t even like bread and butter pudding
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:16 pm
by Bandy Legs
Celtient wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:44 am
I detest raisins and sultanas and the like, but when I was a youngster our local baker used to make the most delicious hot cross buns without these foul additions. Having now returned to the village I grew up in ( where the same baker is still going strong) I was eagerly anticipating a hot cross bun feast. The buns still look exactly the same on the outside, but the b*stard's only gone and filled them with shrivelled grapes. Hugely disappointing
Hating Raisins & Sultanas, Are you a blue nose in disguise ?
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:22 pm
by StillSpike
Max B Gold wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 12:52 pm
Celtient wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:44 am
I detest raisins and sultanas and the like, but when I was a youngster our local baker used to make the most delicious hot cross buns without these foul additions. Having now returned to the village I grew up in ( where the same baker is still going strong) I was eagerly anticipating a hot cross bun feast. The buns still look exactly the same on the outside, but the b*stard's only gone and filled them with shrivelled grapes. Hugely disappointing
Shame he didn't remember you and bake a batch of fruitless buns. It's emblematic of falling standards of customer care in this decaying society.
Ha - Mrs Spike detests raisins and sultanas (especially sultanas - she calls them "slugs"). So she prepares the buns for the aforementioned HCBB&B Pudding, and when doing so, she picks out the juicy little buggers from one end of the dish. These are mine while I prepare the eggs and cream mix.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:34 pm
by Omygawd
Decent ones require no additional topping or infiltration. That is all.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:47 pm
by Max B Gold
Mrs Gold has returned from foraging at M&S with Lemon Curd filled HCB's. At 316 calories a pop it's a risk I'm willing to take.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 4:04 pm
by Urbane Vancelo
Bacon. Delicious. Only did it once. Couldn't live with the guilt.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:00 pm
by ChorizO
Makes a good sausage sarnie.
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:07 am
by Turk
The M&S Blueberry ones are lovely. Sure they used to do a marmite and cheese one as well that tasted a bit like a massive twiglet
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:17 am
by BIGRON
claptonCasual wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:09 am
My wife doesn't get the buns out until Good Friday, then it's with butter and cheese.
My wife doesn't get her buns out at all these days
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:51 am
by Celtient
Bacon? Sausage? Marmite? What is wrong with you people. I'll stick to my fish marinated in a chocolate custard and pickled onion sauce spread thank you very much
Re: Hot cross buns
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:01 am
by slacker
I always find these rather underwhelming, but I’ll still eat them if they’re around (with just butter - and lightly toasted if they are on the dry side). I can’t be doing with those Mr Kipling Hot Cross Pies though. Sounds to me like Big Pie Co are just using up the left over Xmas Mince Pies by putting an X on the pastry lid.
