Hot Cross buns

Today I will make a bread and butter pudding with stale(ish) Hot Cross Buns

I usually spread them with butter and marmalade before adding the single cream/milk and eggs...delicious!

I got the Specially Selected ones from Aldi and they were delicious - full of fruit.

I thought the M&S gf ones weren't very nice this year
Oh dear - I bought some and froze them for DD but she wasn't bothered about having one so they are still in the freezer!

They look very moreish nonnasusie

I love the salted caramel and chocolate ones from Tescos but the nicest ones are Lidl's - full of fruit and very spicy.

I bought Sainsbury's Taste the Difference traditional ones 3 weeks ago and froze them, reduced to half price, 70p. They were a bit 'doughy' but tasted very good.

I thought the M&S gf ones weren't very nice this year and there were none left in Sainsbury's. Just come back from Waitrose and forgot to look!

A few weeks ago M&S had blueberry hot cross buns on offer. I got 2 packs, one for my neighbour. They were good.
I normally prefer 'straight' hcbs with plenty of cinnamon and dried fruit.
It's raining, again but I'd better go to Tesco (nearest shop) and send what's on the shelves!

I have to make them as they are not available here! It's easy with a bread maker to mix and prove the dough. Made 2 lots as the 1st batch weren't spicy enough ( they'll still get eaten though) Not very pronounced crosses!!

I just bought a Hot Cross Fruit Loaf in M & S - strange looking but I suppose it will taste nice. DH is a fan of a fruit loaf.

I like the M&S mini ones only 100calories of course that is without lashings of butter ?

There are so many different flavoured hot cross buns available now, savoury and sweet. I like mine to be the traditional ones, if its not broke don't mend it as the saying goes.

Mine from Lldl we’re fine in fact I m having one right now

You could have played cricket with them. They would have put up with the sandpaper treatment as well.

ps the cakes rose very nicely in the oven then went down again.

I found gf ones in M&S merlotgran.

I have just made a gluten free Easter cake which looks like three thin layers of biscuit, falling apart! Apparently I should have put xanthan gum or some other glue in the mix.

The filling tasted nice though.

I got apple and cinnamon hot cross buns from Lidl, they were delicious.

Merlotgran I could not find Gluten free Hot X buns this week either! Luckily I bought some and froze them from Sainsbury's a couple of weeks ago. Then yesterday they were on the shelf again at Sainsburys. I liked the ones from Waitrose last year, but none available this year or at Marks whose GF bread is usually best.

Salted caramel and chocolate - utterly disgusting tanith.

We always get the M&S ones but for teacakes it's Sainsbury's.

Agreed Grannybags.The ones from Sainsbury's were delicious.
I hope they have some reduced next week.

I bought mine in Tesco early yesterday they are delicious, buttered one (don’t like them toasted) later with a cuppa and oh my it was disgusting. Serves me right for not checking the label it was salted caramel and chocolate ?

WHY!!!! ??? A hot cross bun is just that please don’t add things.

Sainsbury's wholemeal ones.....yum!

We had to do without Hot Cross buns yesterday because I couldn't find any gluten free ones this year. I made my own last Easter but they were not a success. You could have played cricket with them. They would have put up with the sandpaper treatment as well.