Hot cross bun recipes
Hot cross buns are everyone’s favourite Easter bake! You can’t go wrong with our classic hot cross bun recipe, toasted and slathered in butter, but if you’re looking for something a bit different, then we’ve got lots of ideas for that too.
Find hot cross scones, an orange hot cross bun loaf, spiced fudge, fudgy brownies and lots more ways to celebrate this crowd-pleasing Easter bake.
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Gail’s hot cross buns
The recipe for these hot cross buns comes from Gail’s Bakery and they’re ever so...
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Orange hot cross bun loaf
A twist on the Easter tradition of hot cross buns, these orange and anise hot...
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Hot cross buns with marmalade vodka whipped butter
It wouldn’t be Easter without hot cross buns. We’ve taken them to the next level...
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Peter Sidwell’s prune and orange hot cross buns
There’s nothing like a hot cross bun toasted and slathered with butter. The rich flavour...
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Hot cross cheese and bacon toasties
Make Easter a little more decadent with these moreish hot cross bun toasties. Gone in...
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Brownie recipes
Hot cross bun brownies
Chocolatier Paul A Young transforms this classic chocolate bake into a treat for the Easter...
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Hot cross bun loaf
Debbie Major’s hot cross bun loaf is flavoured with aromatic saffron. It’s best served with...
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Hot cross bun fudge
Hope and Greenwood’s fudge recipe is given an Easter twist with the addition of hot...
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Golden saffron hot cross buns
Dan Lepard’s tips and tricks will ensure you’re well equipped to make this hot cross...
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Chocolate and orange hot cross buns
Hot cross buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, hot from the oven with lashings...
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Caramelised pears with hot cross buns
Hot cross buns aren’t just for Easter, as this quick pud proves.
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Cinnamon and apple hot cross buns with marzipan
We’ve put a couple of twists on the traditional hot cross bun recipe by adding...
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Hot cross scones
These combine the deliciously moist, crumbly texture of home-baked scones with the fruity flavours and...
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Hot cross buns
Soft, slightly warm, doughy hot cross buns are everyone’s favourite Easter treat. Go on –...
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