To think that hot cross buns should be eaten hot?

[MillieMoodle]

My first thread in AIBU, but DH has driven me to write this with his insistence that hot cross buns should be eaten cold with butter and never toasted.

I am of the opinion that HOT cross buns should be toasted first and then smothered in butter.

His opinions on hot cross buns, coupled with his shit taste in biscuits are making me question how on earth we have managed 12 seemingly happy years together.

So, in the case of the hot cross buns, who IBU?!

Cold, cold, cold. With salted butter thick enough to leave teeth marks.

CHEESE? on a hot cross bun?? CHEESE??

I think the key is to sometimes heat them and sometimes eat them cold; that way you can smugly tell everyone you eat a "varied diet"

Definitely hot, but preferably hot straight from the oven, freshly baked, not toasted.

Think it could be a regional variation thing. Was v pleased to be offered one by my MIL (North West based) a few weeks ago; then v alarmed to find it was served cold.

Toasting them loses that squidgy yeastiness and turns them into toasted tea cakes. The cross goes hard too.
Cold all the way with thick salty butter for me.
Unfortunately I've discovered Budgens' chocolate ones. One is never enough.

I agree - hot but also ONLY on Good Friday. Not all year round.

Cold with unreasonably thick, slightly salted butter

Another great way to have them.is in a bread and butter pudding, but using hot cross buns slathered in butter and marmalade instead.of bread. Mmmm.

YANBU - I'm surprised at the number of people who think eating hot cross buns cold is okay. I've never even considered it, it just seems wrong.

Surely the clue is in the name - hot cross buns?

Toasted with a shit tonne of butter is best, cold no butter if I'm grabbing one on the way out of the house or being really lazy
Never ever with cheese, that's just wrong.

Quite a varied response then, although I'm going to go with DH being unreasonable still, just because I'm always right possibly slightly less unreasonable than I originally thought. I just can't comprehend a cold cross bun. It's madness.

Yes, definitely under the grill, lashings of butter and then cheese. Amazing!!

Eaten as soon as they're cool enough straight from the oven with real butter. None of this spreadable malarkey. With a nice large cup of tea. Food of the Gods. ☕️

Only cold for me, straight from the packet or with butter and jam but never toasted.

Toasted with butter. That is the law.

And another thing. Crumpets are served toasted with butter on, plus jam or honey. Not cheese or Marmite, you maniacs. They are clearly not a savoury item.

Always toasted with melted butter...

... except if youre having them with cheese. Then its ok to go cold.

Toasted is best although our toaster keeps burning them
Can eat them straight out the pack too.
They're delicious either way!

And another thing. Crumpets are served toasted with butter on, plus jam or honey. Not cheese or Marmite, you maniacs. They are clearly not a savoury item.

Heathen! You sound like my DH. He thinks nutella is an acceptable topping

Crumpets are definitely savory. Butter, cheese or marmite (or marmite then cheese and grilled!) are the best.

Butter on a hot cross bun? NO!!!! I eat them Cold and without butter but I also put water on my cereal as I hate milk.

Cold with butter when they're fresh.

Toast them when they're going a bit stale.

They obviously SHOULD be eaten toasted, preferably done on a toasting fork over a wood fire on just the cut side with lashings of butter and a proper pot of tea. However, in a serious emergency cold with butter will do.

You cannot put jam and dried fruit together in a single Baked Good. And yes, that goes for scones too which should be fruitless. Please see earlier threads for the cream/butter debate.

I am too afraid to touch my toaster as the fire alarm seems to think it's time to go off whenever something is being posted.

Is there any other way to heat them and still have them taste decent?

I like them either way. I also like them with a bit of marmalade on instead of jam. Preferably lemon marmalade.

And I'm def going to look out for the chocolate orange ones mentioned earlier!