Hot Cross Buns

Julie-Ann · #1 18-04-2011, 09:47 AM

Where do you buy your Hot Cross Buns from? Or do you make your own? Do you have the fruit ones or the chocolate variety?
DH & Mr17 want the chocolate ones from Brumby's or Bakers Delight. I will buy one fruit one for me on Sunday. I'm more of a traditional gal

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Elements · #2 18-04-2011, 09:51 AM

JA, at the moment Brumbys are offering a free breadloaf when you buy your hotcross buns.
I love the choc ones and because I am a choc s*** I buy the Brumbys one becasue they use cadbury

I do prefer the fruit ones at breakfast time though. I have never made them.

Everyone else does such a good job, I leave it to them.

Julie-Ann · #3 18-04-2011, 10:15 AM

I think you have sold me on Brumbys Elements

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tryingtodecorate · #4 18-04-2011, 10:36 AM

I love chocolate but don't like the chocolate hot cross buns

I don't like the fruits ones either.....so I buy fruitless for me and fruit for DH and the kids. Well 3 out of 4 kids, 1 doesn't like them at all. Strange girl. I was only saying on the weekend that if they had of had fruitless buns around when I was a kid it would have made my life so much easier. I used to sit there and pull out every bit of fruit, my Mum used to get so frustrated with me

Baker's Delight, Brumby's or Woolies for me. I love to put them under the grill, stack on the butter and then zap in the microwave for 20 seconds so the butter melts into them

Abigail · #5 18-04-2011, 12:11 PM

When I had a breadmaker I used to make my own. IMHO I think they were so much better than the ones from the bakery. Mine were full of fruit and spices.

rosierose · #6 18-04-2011, 01:44 PM

I like the ones without preservative 282 (many brands have this)...but haven't bought any this year......I usually wait to the Easter weekend to indulge....

Elements · #7 18-04-2011, 02:13 PM

All this talk drove my car to the shops and I couldn't not buy hot cross buns. But they did have which I bought and I have eaten already.
Orange and choc chip hot cross buns..........I am a big fan of jaffa flavours so I have to say MMMmmmmm yum.

Rosie, since you mentioned that preservative I have been searching everywhere on the Brumbys packaging and website and they do not have any ingredients anywhere

I am not sure why or how they get away with it but nothing.....very interesting.
I will keep a look out now and ask next time I am there........

Elements · #8 18-04-2011, 02:40 PM

Ok just checked and there is no 282 in any of brumbys products they have stated it as something they take pride in.
Good to know

tryingtodecorate · #9 18-04-2011, 07:01 PM

I'm pretty sure Brumby's and Bakers Delight don't use 282. The supermarkets probably do though. Roll on Sunday, Hot Cross Buns and Chocolate for breakky

rosierose · #10 18-04-2011, 08:30 PM

Thanks for the 282 advice......I hate that most premade pizza bases have this as do tortillas and crumpets.....

I think Brumby's and Baker's delight are the go...........I did make them one year but they were a lot of effort and not so good - couldn't get the cross bit right actually...

Being of Italian heritage I also love the Colomba Pasquale which is like a cross between a panetone and a sweet brioche...and the greek Tsourekia is yummo too....

I am a sucker for a sweet bread (no not the offal type)... when I worked in a Jewish school I used to eat Challah (sweet egg bread) for brekkie every day....no wonder I was heavier back then...