and pipe a cross on each bun. Transfer the buns to the oven and bake for 8–12 minutes, or until pale golden brown. As soon as you remove the buns from the oven, brush them with the hot golden ...

Experts independently judged all hot cross bun products. The CHOICE Expert Rating consists of 90% sensory and 10% nutrition (based on the Health Star Rating). Of the 90%, 50% of the score represented ...

Traditional hot cross buns mark the end of Lent and are traditionally eaten toasted, beginning with the evening of Shrove Tuesday (the evening before Ash Wednesday) to midday Good Friday at Easter.

Come January, hot cross buns are already flying off the shelves. And while the supermarket HCB is a fine (and affordable) choice, there are plenty of bakeries and cafes around town putting their own ...

(It’s a hard job, but someone’s got to do it…) We sampled traditional hot cross buns from the top eight supermarkets in the UK for those HCB purists, as well as an unusual flavours from each ...

Experts independently judged all hot cross bun products. The CHOICE Expert Rating consists of 90% sensory and 10% nutrition (based on the Health Star Rating). Of the 90%, 50% of the score represented ...

Brush over the buns as soon as they come out of the oven to give them a sweet, sticky glaze. This makes a large quantity of bun wash but it keeps very well. To make the hot cross buns, dissolve ...

Phil Vickery is in the kitchen to ‘break bread’ with Eamonn and Ruth and show us his twist on the hot cross bun - but for the more traditional of us, he'll also be making the classic recipe too.

It’s hard to believe hot cross buns are on the shelves as early as January. And while the supermarket HCB is a fine choice, we love it when the city’s top bakeries start putting their own spin on the ...

Mixed spice or ground allspice work well here too. Serve buns warm from the oven or if eating the next day, gently reheat. Serve with lashings of butter. If you are making and kneading by hand you ...