For a delicacy that is so familiar – a spiced bun studded with dried vine fruits and nuggets of citrus peel beneath a piped flour-paste cross – it’s astonishing how much the high-street offerings ...

Few things spark as much impassioned debate as the humble hot cross bun. Are they best toasted or untoasted? Buttered or bare ...

There used to be a time when a hot cross bun was a relative mystery or even a practical unknown to Americans. Much like Italian panettone during the winter holidays, the semi-sweet, single-serving ...