In fact, I still wouldn’t have thought it possible had I not made the most authentic Hot Cross Buns for my family, friends and colleagues to wish them a happy holiday. As the warm aroma of spices filled the house I knew they were perfect. Some of the feedback I got was “too nice” and “it’s like the real thing, the cinnamon balance is just right” that was dad, he’s like a Hot Cross Bun connoisseur. When I first saw this recipe I knew he had to taste them, that he would give the most valuable feedback.
Growing up we ate a lot of hot cross buns all year round not just at Easter time, I did find that as I grew older I was less inclined to foods that had raisins. That would include peanuts, fruit cake and hot cross buns. My husband doesn’t like raisins either and so we never have anything which include them. Wait, my muesli comes with raisins and I pick them out. I made a conscious decision to introduce my kids to hot cross buns a while ago. My youngest can be very particular sometimes, not wanting to taste unfamiliar foods, it’s actually so silly because how else do you know if you like or dislike something?
