Hot, cross and a bunfight on breaking with tradition

By Callan Boys
Updated April 30 2014 - 4:09pm, first published April 18 2014 - 6:25pm
Health fad: Frankincense-glazed hot cross buns from Black Star Pastry. Photo: Tamara Dean
Health fad: Frankincense-glazed hot cross buns from Black Star Pastry. Photo: Tamara Dean
Radical: A sourdough hot cross bun. Photo: Karleen Minney
Radical: A sourdough hot cross bun. Photo: Karleen Minney

The hot cross bun is under attack. It's impossible to walk into a supermarket and not be bombarded by a baker's dozen of bun choices, each less traditional than the last. Coffee flavoured? Nutella infused? Or, egads, fruitless? No, thanks.

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