Best hot cross buns for Easter 2015

Easter wouldn't be the same without a hot cross bun – but which ones are worth your money?

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Easter is almost upon us, and for many of us food will be at the heart of our celebrations. While the holiday is now synonymous with chocolate eggs, the hot cross bun is a far older Easter treat, dating back to the 1500s. With Marks & Spencer alone set to shift 40 million buns over the Easter period, the nation still clearly has an appetite for the spiced fruit delicacy – so which hot cross buns should you be looking out for this year?

For many newspapers, Easter means one thing – taste tests – and the Mirror is no exception. For its tester, the Co-op's hot cross buns offered the best price/quality ratio on the market, while Asda's freshly baked version came in second.

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