• The magic of hot cross buns
• How do supermarket buns stack up?

We taste tested a selection of hot cross buns from across Canberra.

Whisk

$2 each

A deep brown crust on the outside of these buns but they are quite fluffy inside. Fairly plain and filled with currants and raisins.

25 Altree Court, Phillip

Flute

$2.50 each

A very shiny glazed bun with a beautiful fluffy interior and hints of citrus and honey. A really good, satisfying hot cross bun if you like a rich dough.

8 Barrier Street, Fyshwick

Kingston Bakery

$1.50 each

Heavy mixed spice and cinnamon aroma. Soft, plenty of raisins and a slight tendency to doughiness. Very reasonably priced.

Giles Street, Kingston

A.Baker

$3 each or 6 for $15

Dark brown with a good rise. There's a nicely rustic look to these buns and they're not too sweet or heavily spiced. Good fruit with plenty of citrus peel.

15 Edinburgh Avenue, Canberra

Croissant D'Or

$2.60 each

These buns are striking - a really deep saffron yellow with loads of spicy fragrance. The buns are pull-apart soft with lots of fruit and raisin inside. A very festive hot cross bun.

Alinga Street, Civic.

Erindale Cakery

$1.50 each

A plain, simple and unpretentious hot cross bun. Strong spice but not a huge amount of fruit. Again, very reasonably priced. Extra marks for the super friendly service when we bought them.

Erindale Shopping Centre, Comrie Street

Autolyse

$2 each

There's an almost Christmassy appeal to these hot cross buns – a cinnamon aroma mixed with citrus. The buns are with plenty of candied citrus peel. Lovely soft brown colour with perfect piping.

21 Lonsdale Street, Braddon

Crust

6 for $8.50

There's a slight vanilla or white chocolate hint to these buns. Very soft bun, quite sweet, with a lot of fruit inside.

Fyshwick Markets, Dalby Street, Fyshwick

Knead

6 for $12

A nicely brown set of hot cross buns. Points for being quite moist but fairly light on fruit compared to some of the others.

Belconnen Markets, Lathlain Street, Belconnen

ALSO TRY
We also visited Silo, Dream Cuisine and Bean & Grain. Silo doesn't do hot cross buns during the week, only on Saturdays and from Thursday on Easter week. Dream Cuisine hadn't begun making hot cross buns when we visited and Bean & Grain will do them in Easter week.