Actually, that’s not entirely true. I’m not sure you can beat the original, but these are a super Easter treat. I haven’t made my own hot cross buns for years, then Waitrose got in touch to ask me what my ideal alternative flavour as they are running a competition to find alternative hot cross bun flavour ideas. (Find out how to enter below.) It spurred me on to come up with these and it was so much fun making them. Really not too time consuming, you just let them sit, happily basking on a sunny windowsill to rise. As you know I love Chocolate Orange (remember my Chocolate Orange Layer Cake recipe?) and if felt right to still include some fruit in my alternative flavour recipe, and so the Chocolate Orange Hot Cross Bun was born. If you fancy having a go at these, the added benefit is that totally delicious wafts that will fill the house for the day. Worth it for that alone… So, hot cross fan or not? Traditional flavours or experimental?
WAITROSE HOT CROSS BUN COMPETITION
Waitrose are hosting a #WaitroseHotCrossBun competition which runs 14th – 20th March. The best one will be turned into a product that will hit the shelves next year! If you want to enter, simply share your idea for a Hot Cross Bun flavour on Waitrose’s social media channels Twitter, Instagram and Facebook using @Waitrose and the hashtag #WaitroseHotCrossBun. Find out more over at Waitrose Easter . Waitrose judges will narrow down the entries to a final three and then there’ll be a vote on social media to determine the winner. The top flavour will be announced by the end of May 2016 – first prize bags £500 Waitrose vouchers with the two runners up getting £100 Waitrose vouchers each. Good luck!
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