Scot the difference
SUPERMARKET giants Asda are celebrating Easter with a Scottish twist on the traditional hot cross bun.
They have come up with the “Scot cross bun” – a tasty glazed cinnamon treat with a Saltire cross as opposed to the normal shaped cross.
While the Scot cross buns – produced in an Asda in Edinburgh – look delicious, the move has led to some head scratching because, if you take a normal hot cross bun and twist it, you end up with a Saltireshaped cross.
Asda, though, are convinced that in order to achieve a proper Saltire, the buns must be crossed in that fashion before baking.
The supermarket say they are pioneering the Easter move thanks to long-serving in-store baker Jimmy McCrudden.
The store said: “Jimmy’s method of making Asda’s hot cross buns is a meticulous process of moulding the buns, perfecting the cross, then glazing and baking them for a precise time. Jimmy and his team of 16 bakery colleagues ensure products are top quality before going to the shop floor.”
Jimmy said: “The Saltire Scot cross buns add a bit of theatre to the popular Easter treat and have certainly attracted a lot of attention from customers already.”
When we told Asda’s PR team that the Saltire shape could be achieved by rotating the buns in the packet, the spokeswoman said: “Yes, that’s true, it would just be a different, not quite square, hot cross bun.”
Whatever the shape of the cross, Jimmy’s delicious buns are already a hit with customers, with more than 700 sold just days into the launch.
Asda predict a whopping 1.5million hot cross buns – with both types of crosses – will fly off their shelves in Scotland this Easter.