Hot Cross Buns

[Tilly2]

I do not like them.
Discuss.

[Tilly2]

There's cinnamon in a Soreen? Really, Ducksie?

[beegeebee]

We, wife and youngest thoroughly enjoy them but eldest daughter wont touch them with a bargepole as her departed old granny always said the fruit looked like dead flies! Has put her off for ever!

[ducksie]

I suppose it depends but the one i get has cinnamon
http://www.foodireland.com/p/3400.html

[Tilly2]

dead flies are found in abundance in Garibaldi biscuits. I like them. No cinnamon!

[Tilly2]

Soreen ingredients.

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Water, Raisins (14%), Maize Starch, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup (Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, E150c), Malted Barley Flour (5%), Barley Malt Extract (4.4%), Dried Whey (from Cows Milk), Vegetable Fats (Rapeseed, Palm), Salt, Yeast, Preservative: Calcium Propionate (Added to Inhibit Mould Growth).

[ducksie]

This is the one I get in aldi ;) http://stressedrach.co.uk/soreen-cinnamon-and-raisin-loaf/

[Tilly2]

Ah, Ducksie. You buy the cinnamon one, that's why.

I buy the original one.

[ducksie]

I noticed that.. I'm a divil for cinnamon :)

[Tilly2]

The problem with Soreen is that it gets stuck in your teeth. It's worse than spinach for that.

[ducksie]

It's yummy

[Tilly2]

It is, Ducksie.

Anyway, off to bed for me. Thanks for all the responses tonight everyone. That was fun. x
Goodnight.

[ducksie]

It was fun, speedy responses before I could think, sleep well tilly ;)

[mazie]

Sleep tight Tilly xx

[ethandron]

Sainsbury are suggesting toasting them and filling them with a couple of slices of bacon, I quite fancy that, I like the sweet/savoury taste.
We always toast ours, fresh or stale. One year I bought some chocolate orange ones, toasted them and all the chocolate chips melted. Made a mess of the toaster.

[Jackdaw33]

I'm going to try that, Eth.

[aurion]

Love them .. with butter, honey & sliced banana. Mmmmmmmm
:-)

[ethandron]

I'd be interested to know what you think of them, I may give them a go myself, think I'd leave out the tomato ketchup though :)

[pastafreak]

They're ok...But I don't eat them because I avoid wheat...Cakes,bread etc.
But we get loads donated so we invented a pudding today...Toasted halves in a tray...Cover with caramelised peaches and the sugary,gooey syrup(pears would be good also),and custard...Serve warm.

[NoMercy]

I prefer toasted teacakes.

[Old_Geezer]

I don't think I have ever had a hot cross bun. Had plenty of cold ones.
Oh and isn't it strange how different folk react differently to tastes. I think cinnamon tastes great (in appropriate quantities: I'm not taking any challenge).