Brand/Baker: Sydenham Bakery Hot Cross Buns, Colombo Street, Christchurch.
Price: $6.00 per pack of 6 ($1.00 each)

Serving size: not available

Ingredients: Not available. Was told by one of the bakers they contained sultanas, currents, peel, spices and ginger.

Sugar per 100g = not available
Total fat per 100g = not available

Appearance: The darkest buns we’ve seen so far, coupled with a stark white bold cross makes for a strong contrast. Very even crosses, even shape and nicely plump with a slightly shiny glaze. Average quantity of small fruit visible from the outside.
Very soft to the touch, but under-cooked and doughy in parts. Quite fibrous texture on the inside.
Our Ranking: 4/5

Smell: A difference in opinion here; one taste tester thought that they had a reasonably pleasant smell, what you’d expect from a hot cross bun – a mix of dough and spice. However another said they had a fairly plain smell, and didn’t really have that “fresh from the bakery” smell.
Our Ranking: 3/5

Amount of Fruit: Didn’t look promising from the outside but quite liberal on the inside. Quite large and moist pieces.
Our Ranking: 4/5

Size: Large square, you wouldn’t want more for a single serving.
Our Ranking: 4/5

Taste: Lots of spice and a hint of ginger coming through. A bit doughy due to being undercooked. Tastes a lot sweeter than other buns we’ve tried so far. Leaves an aftertaste that you get with highly spiced buns, but this disappears when the buns are toasted.
Our Ranking: 3/5

Value for Money: A good mid range priced bun, just a shame ours were undercooked in parts.
4/5

> > > Our Overall Rating:  3.5 out of a possible 5  < < <

A good all rounder!

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by Wendy Riley-Biddle
Filed under: Total Trivia