Hot cross buns

[Gemini]

How do you like your hot cross buns?

Warmed, toasted or cold?

We warm ours. Previously in the oven and now in the air fryer.
Always with butter.
I actually like them cold too!

[WeeGranny]

DD and I did a HotxBun class the other week! I have to say they tasted completely different to shop bought ones! I like them warm with butter or cold with strawberry jam!

[Daisy]

Wee Granny - your home-made hot cross buns looked delicious, and definitely the 'real thing'.

But I do like ordinary hot cross buns from the shops as well, cold, warm or toasted, with butter and perhaps strawberry jam. There seem to be a lot of varieties these days, with things like cranberries in - I don't like any of those so far.

In the days when you could only get HCBs just before Easter I used to get a couple of packs to freeze, to give to a friend who adored them when it was her birthday in July!

[Nanto2girls]

I like mine cold and buttered. Hubby not fond of them, but would eat one if there was nothing else.

[Lizzie48]

I used to like them toasted with butter, I think the last time we were in the UK with Easter was 1983, it was a surprise visit, knowing at the time that my father was ill, he died in the June so it was the last time we saw him.

[Oma]

I like mine anyway as long as they have lots of butter on,

Home made are the best but B doesn't make them now.
I buy a PK every week , I like Aldi's, I wasn't impressed with M&S they were dry .
I don't mind a apple one but I think you shouldn't mess with traditional ones they don't need changing 😁

[Grauntie Mag]

I’m in the toasted with butter camp. I also agree with Oma, why mess around with the flavours when the original is good.
I saw some advertised with chocolate! Yuk. Not for toasting I presume!

[Gemini]

Neither OH nor I fancy any of the alternative flavours and haven't tried them.

I would if I was visiting someone and they offered me one , but I don't feel like spending my money on the quirky flavours

[Daisy]

We got a packet of the weird flavours as a substitute one day last year so thought we'd try them. Next time they'd go right back - they were awful.

[Clover]

I’m a tradional hot cross bun fan. Cold or toasted with good butter. Also not a fan of the “fancy” ones.It seems the younger generation are more likely to like them.

[Daisy]

Clover - I totally agree with good butter, as well.