Road test: Heston for Coles lemon myrtle hot cross bun

CHEF Heston Blumenthal has created a hot cross bun for Coles. But is it any good?

HESTON for Coles Lemon Myrtle Hot Cross Bun

What is it? A hot cross bun created by chef/magician Heston Blumenthal for Coles.

What a sellout! That’s a rude way of saying he’s astute.

What’s special about it? It’s made with brioche dough (that’s bread dough enriched with eggs and butter) laced with lemon myrtle, a native shrub from Queensland.

Tasting notes: It’s surprisingly dense. The flavours are good and the citrus streak from the lemon myrtle tickles your nose as well as your tastebuds. It’s very pleasant, but …

But what? Well, this is Heston flippin’ Blumenthal, right? So you want fireworks and alchemy. You want the Easter bunny to tap-dance down your tongue. If you wanted a hot cross bun that was a bit lemony, you could have asked your nan.

$8 for a four-pack in selected stores, coles.com.au