To toast my hot cross buns?

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I know it's a day late but I'm having an ongoing debate with my mum who insists you never toast a hot cross bun, whereas I think you do. Who's right?

Eh? I always toast mine.

Top tip - the apple & cinnamon ones are amazing with the bonne maman salted caramel spread!

Always toasted!

Toasted with a fuckton of butter - that's the technical term!

If they're really fresh, they don't need toasting, but once they are a day or two old, toasting is perfectly acceptable.

I toast to with butter, proper butter not the crap spreads

What sort of weirdo doesn't toast and butter their hot cross bun?

Never toast, never skimp on the butter.

Sorry OP but you are being vair, vair U.

If you don't toast them, surely it's just a "cross bun".

Best is hot from the oven. Next day, toasted or at least warmed through.
This cheese idea is strangely fascinating. 2 buns left, so can experiment with a one-bun safety margin.. As and when I get out of bed - how about Wednesday? wood for me

works. Not 'wood'.

I heard you have to with lots of butter but guess what.. I HATE HOT CROSS BUNS

Gorgeous, dripping with butter and honey. Food for the gods.

I wouldn't toast mine when straight out of the oven, but next day and the next (if there's any left!), no problem. Just enjoy.

She's now eating a 2 day old HCB untoasted (but with butter) and says she's got to 74 years old without toasting one and won't start now. Heathen.

I bought GF HCBs from the supermarket yesterday.
DS2 (5) had his without being toasted - he actually refused point blank to let me toast it. He did let me halve and butter it though.
I, naturally, toasted mine (halved) and then smothered it in butter.

They were very fresh and actually very soft, and would have been nice untoasted - but seriously, the only time I eat one untoasted is when I don't have toasting facilities available! Otherwise, toasted every time.

DS put Nutella on his. I know, I'll report myself to social services immediately.

Toasted. Love them though so fine either way. Not a deal breaker if they are untoasted!

I love them toasted. Some people have weird rules and rituals when it comes to food and won't try it a different way.

Of course they are supposed to be toasted!

This thread is making me hungry 😋 love hot cross buns toasted with lots of butter and jam the sultanas taste even juicier when warm. Must admit I break chunks off sometimes when I’m peckish, they are my one weakness 😏

I have never eaten one not toasted and thought they existed to be toasted? They are decorated tea cakes surely?
⬆︎Me too...

I eat them both ways. I think I actually prefer them NOT toasted thinking about it!

After thirty-odd years living in England, my Dutch friend tells me I'm the only person she knows who toasts hc buns.....Next year I might surprise her even more and let her know my mother used to slice and heat them in the oven (family of 5,eating together, never had them cold ).

Always toasted with lashings of Lurpak

Dp eats them as they are. Not toasted or sliced! Totally weird, toasted with butter all the way for me!

Is that not why they’re HOT cross buns?