THE RESULTS

1 WOOLWORTHS Traditional Hot Cross Buns R39.99

Chef Andile: Sticky finish on glaze, giving it a pop. The mixed peel gives it a great kick and the most traditional bun of all I’ve tasted today.

Enzo: Excellent texture and mouth feel. Best aroma with good citrus smell and great tasting with good glaze. Overall it is amazing.

Ayanda: Nice shine to the bun, amazing citrus taste. However, it is a little chewy. The aroma is pleasant, the best of what we’ve tasted today.

2 PICK N PAY Traditional Hot Cross Buns R35.99

Ayanda: It has a bit of a shine to it but feels hard to the touch yet has this amazing aroma, though a little on the dry side. Michael: Outside texture is a bit crusty and there’s glaze on the top. Taste is moderate but could do with more spices, and fruit is moderately distributed. Aroma is great.

Lara: Dry on first touch and a bit dense but fruit ratio is excellent. The bun crumbled when torn. It would be perfect with pickled fish to mop up the lovely juices.

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The Hoppery Hot Cross Buns R18.99

Motsamai: Good appearance, there is flavour and aroma. The bun is soft but dry. Renier: The bun had no glaze and the fruit looked a bit sad and lacked the flavour of a good hot cross bun.

Enzo: Unevenly baked, stingy on the glaze and less of a flavour profile. It’s dense in texture but fresh, with fair balance of fruit.

4 CHECKERS The Bakery 6 Traditional Hot Cross Buns R32.99

Boipelo: Very doughy, not fluffy. No glaze and feels as if it is underbaked. There is a little “cross” on the bun. The bun leaves an aftertaste in the mouth. Chef Andile: The cross is very sad, it has a cloying texture because it tastes undercooked. The fruit gives it an earthy flavour. Ayanda: No glaze on the bun, the cross is quite small and the bun isn’t fluffy and soft. The aroma isn’t strong enough and I find it dry.

5 SPAR Hot Cross Buns R34.99

Renier: No glaze on the bun and it smells like bread with a very citrusy flavour. It could have been better with more spices and a glaze.

Enzo: Very strong citrus flavour. These buns are overproved, so they look good but without glaze and little spicing, they are lacking in flavour.

Boipelo: Smells overproved and yeasty, there’s little or no spices. The bun is dry and smells like umqombothi. The cross is little to none.