Feast on the Best Hot Cross Buns in Sydney During the Easter Holidays 2021

With Easter approaching soon, the food fare that immediately springs to mind is hard-boiled eggs, ham and roast leg of lamb, jelly beans, and chocolate eggs. But above all else, the most significant food of the season, raising the true spirit of Easter is the hot cross buns!

Though these cute little buns are available in the supermarket from Boxing Day, traditionally, they should be best relished during the Easter holidays.

To make your easter hunt easier, we’ve listed the bakeries across Sydney stocking glazed, fruity goodness of hot cross buns for your Easter treat 2021!

1. Black Star Pastry, Sydney (Various Locations)

Known for their modern vegan variation of hot cross buns, Black Star Pastry offers buns bursting with an aroma of allspice and glazed with frankincense syrup. Available across its Sydney stores, these buns are loaded with intense fruitiness and a unique combination that’s not easy to come by.

Grab some cushiony, sticky, spicy and sweet buns, which are perfected to detail and packed with raisins and currants that give your taste buds a subtle kick!

You can get a pack of 6 for $25. Make sure you give them two days’ notice before you go to pick up your order.

Website: https://www.blackstarpastry.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 9557 8656

2. Flour and Stone, Woolloomooloo

Creating their buttery delights with a careful touch to ensure perfection, Flour and Stone are transporting you to Florence this Easter. Their hot cross buns will be created using brioche bread, infused with rosemary, cardamom and finally studded with currants.

Get a box of 6 buns for $25. Be sure to place your order online.

Website: https://flourandstone.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 8068 8818

3. Flour Drum, Newtown

If you are seeking something unique for Easter this year, Flour Drum is ready with its cinnamon scroll-hot cross bun twist. Fitting in your theory of hot cross bun, this one is just loaded with cinnamon and sultanas to bring in a fresh flavour to the tradition. These fluffy buns can be enjoyed layer by layer.

The buns are available in-store for $5 each and $16 Pack of 4. Pre-order your tasty-twist before pick-up.

Website: https://flourdrum.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 9565 2822

4. Brickfields, Marrickville & Chippendale

Dappled with juicy fruit and coated in a thick and crunchy glaze, Brickfields prepares almost irresistible hot cross buns. Flavoured with cranberries, oranges and raisins, the buns are aromatised with cardamom and Sri Lankan cinnamon, adding the spice kick. If you are seeking a sweet and salty delight, you can also get them smothered with salted butter.

The shopfronts at Marrickville and Chippendale are offering these toothsome delights at $20 for six.

Website: https://www.brickfields.com.au
Contact: (02) 9698 7880

5. Berkelo, Brookvale

Taking the traditional Easter buns to the next level, Berkelo includes their signature sourdough tang to get you excellent hot cross buns this year. These buns are cram-full of Murray River organic fruit and seasoned with anise myrtle tea. Expect a secret, but mystic blend of spices to heighten the palate. Experience the fresh or toasted, honey glazed tiny deliciousness with plenty of butter to make your Easter holidays sweeter.

They are serving six for $21, not just at their Brookvale store, but across all their branches. Find the nearest to you to place orders.

Website: https://berkelo.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 9905 3455

6. Saga Enmore

The recipe for hot cross buns baked at Saga is a little different. The process begins with soaking the fruit for brioche HCBs in December using brandy, whisky and Campari. These buns are steamed before baking which answers for their extra fluffiness. Featured with a super sticky and thick glaze of cardamom, cloves, orange peel, star anise and smoked almonds; these buns are listed as one of the ‘Best Hot Cross Buns of 2021’ in SMH Good Foods.

Available for preorder in packs of 6, you can grab the buttery, spicy buns at $27.

Website: https://www.sagaenmore.com
Contact: +61 (02) 9550 6386

7. Bourke Street Bakery, Surry Hills

Pump up your Easter spirit with some traditional buns and hot cross loaves offered by Bourke Street Bakery, situated at Surry Hills. The gigantic round loaf can be served sliced and crisp toasted, later lashed with a hearty amount of butter and honey. But as everyone looks forward to their hot cross buns, only the early birds can get their hands on these Easter buns.

Act quick! A pack of six for $14.

Website: https://bourkestreetbakery.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 9699 1011

8. Madame & Yves, Clovelly

For Easter 2021, Madame & Yves has geared up to offer you an epic variety of spiced and chocolate hot cross buns. The spiced buns are overloaded with sultanas, raisins, black currants and orange peel. They are flavoured and scented with nutmeg, French Pain d’épices and other spices like cinnamon, star anise, clove and aniseed to present you incredibly soft and fluffy buns. As for the chocolate buns, they feature Valrhona 60% dark chocolate chips instead of fruit.

Get these softer than silk buns at $3.80 each and a pack of six at $21.

Website: https://www.madameandyves.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 7900 8498

9. Bake Bar, Randwick

The masters at Bake Bar have been diligently preparing their most recognised baked goodies- the hot cross buns! Anticipate dairy-free, egg-free and soy-free delights chock-full with juicy currants, sultanas and raisins, lightly spiced with cinnamon. Gluten-intolerant people; don’t be disappointed this year! They have special gluten-free hot cross buns, created from a unique mix of tapioca and sorghum to make your Easter morning happy!

Call them up to place your takeaway orders, but order some extra because you won’t be able to stop eating!

Website: https://www.bakebar.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 8021 0728

10. Cherry Moon General Store, Annandale.

Cherry Moon is ready to take you on a journey in their wood-fired sourdough hot cross bun train! Using heritage flour from Wholegrain Milling with a riot of wattleseed, raspberry and chocolate, they are bringing magic right to your mouth.

Catch the train with buns for $5 each or a pack of six for $26.

So, score plenty of chewy, fluffy stuff from these places for your long Easter weekend. And don’t forget to sing the ‘Hot cross buns’ rhyme while you relish the Easter treats with your families. It’s time for renewal.

Happy Easter!

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