Thread: Hot cross buns - do you toast them?

I was talking to a friend of mine recently about hot cross buns. He said he toasted his. I said I don't toast mine. Controversial, he says. How so? I said. I've never known of anyone toasting them before. Google says some people do indeed toast hot cross buns. Fair enough. So what about the good people of Teakdoor? Do you toast your hot cross buns or eat them just as they are?

Originally Posted by Neverna

I was talking to a friend of mine recently about hot cross buns. He said he toasted his. I said I don't toast mine. Controversial, he says. How so? I said. I've never known of anyone toasting them before. Google says some people do indeed toast hot cross buns. fair enough. So what about the good people of Teakdoor? Do you toast your hot cross buns or eat them just as they are?

I don't eat them, Nev.

My gran and my mum would get them in for Easter, I think.

My sister and I would mostly ignore them.

They're not things I - or anyone I know - would ever ask for.

I eat them toasted with butter on.
I'd have thought that was the only civilised way?
I wait in anticipation of correction by Sybille.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

I don't eat them, Nev.

My gran and my mum would get them in for Easter, I think.

My sister and I would mostly ignore them.

They're not things I - or anyone I know - would ever ask for.

+1 on this. Just as bad as candied fruit bread that used to come out around Christmas.

Toasted or just warmed up with lashings of butter. Not that margarine shit. Salted butter, only way to go

shouldnt this be in the mumsnet section?

Originally Posted by taxexile

shouldnt this be in the mumsnet section?

Toasted. Otherwise they'd just be Cross Buns.

Buns you can lick em but you shouldn't beat em

I toast them, modest amount of salted butter.

One son say no thanks^*, one son likes them but asks me to remove the 'cross' ... meh 11 yo's

Thai partner doesn't like them.


^* Unless it's a Biscoff hot cross bun .. the kids LOVE that flavour.

What sort of homicidal manic eats cold cross buns?

I haven't tasted hot cross buns but based on Internet pics, they look nice. I'd toast them & put a lil butter or margarine. If they're fresh & hot from the oven, then I wouldn't toast them but would still put butter.

Originally Posted by taxexile

shouldnt this be in the mumsnet section?

Charlie, E or Ket.

What's your poison on a Satdee neet doon the toon?

Now that's a thread.

Originally Posted by David48atTD

I toast them, modest amount of salted butter.

Living on the edge that, Dave

Originally Posted by BLD

Toasted or just warmed up with lashings of butter. Not that margarine shit. Salted butter, only way to go

Although on the rare occasions I have eaten them, they've always been toasted with butter.

I didn't realise people actually ate them cold. Yuk.

Scones, mind. Food of the gods...

We always had them toasted. Used to have toasted tea cakes on Saturdays back in the 60s and 70s. Hot cross bun was more or less the same thing with a cinnamon cross.

Can't recall anyone having then untoasted.

Nev got a bowl of batter for Pancake day but still wouldn't take the hint

Originally Posted by DrWilly

What sort of homicidal manic eats cold cross buns?

Agreed. It is in the fucking name.. HOT cross buns. With a good slathering of salted butter...

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

Nev got a bowl of batter for Pancake day but still wouldn't take the hint

I actually bought ready made ones. Half a minute in the microwave and they were like the real thing.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

What sort of homicidal manic eats cold cross buns?

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Originally Posted by Shutree

Toasted. Otherwise they'd just be Cross Buns.

Good point well made.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Agreed. It is in the fucking name.. HOT cross buns. With a good slathering of salted butter...

Well, they are sold in supermarkets at room temperature so I reckon by law they should just call them crossed buns - unless they actually sell them hot or warmed.

Anyway, rumour has it (i.e. Google AI) that when crossed buns were first invented they were sold as soon as they came out of the oven and so were still hot or warm when sold, and the vendors would shout out to prospective customers "Come and get yer hot cross buns!" Or summit like that.

And for those who have never seen or heard of hot cross buns or are unsure of what they are, here are some I will devour later.

Butter, vegemite and a slice of bega cheese (mild) then into the airfryer for a 5 mins..... Lush.

If I am having vegemite I prefer cold cheese slices.

Originally Posted by Fondles

Butter, vegemite and a slice of bega cheese (mild) then into the airfryer for a 5 mins..... Lush.

Faark. Fondles is still alive. Welcome back

So, it's official.

Cold Cross buns are only consumed by sociopaths.