Bakery criticized for ‘woke madness’ after removing key feature of hot cross buns and renaming them
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A bakery is mocked for its ‘wake up madness’ after renaming an iconic Easter treat.
Traditionally eaten on Good Friday to mark the end of Christian Lent, hot cross buns are a spiced sweet bun usually made with fruit and decorated with a cross made of icing.
Throughout Christianity, different parts of a hot cross bun take on particular significance, with the cross symbolizing the crucifixion of Jesus and the spices used in embalming his body at his burial.
But a local bakery in Brisbane’s inner west has decided to remove the gusset from the top of its hot cross buns and rename the sweet treat to ‘Easter Time buns’.
Co-founder and former CEO of Brumby’s Bakeries chain Michael ‘The Professor’ Sherlock saw the name change and labeled it “woke madness.”
A local bakery in Brisbane’s inner west has decided to remove the cross from the top of its hot cross buns and rename the sweet treat to ‘Easter Time buns’
This is just another case of waking madness removing the name hot cross buns,” Sherlock told the Courier Mail.
“This wouldn’t have happened in my time at Brumby’s.
‘Easter is not possible without warm cross buns. In England they have been synonymous with Easter celebrations since the 12th century.’
The director of the Sentinel Property Group said he keeps a close eye on bakeries around Easter, as the industry typically thrives by selling hot cross buns on what he called “bun Thursday.”
Meanwhile, Woolworths pulled out two types of hot cross buns on Wednesday over fears the delicious treat could be contaminated with metal shavings.
The recall is limited to 6-pack Woolworths Fruit Hot Cross Buns and 9-pack Woolworths Fruit Hot Cross Mini, which were only on sale at Woolworths Dural in Sydney’s North West.
The contaminated products have an expiration date of April 5, 2023.
Woolworths has pulled 6 Fruit Hot Cross Buns and Woolworths 9 Fruit Hot Cross Mini from its shelves over fears the buns could be contaminated with metal shavings
The two types of hot cross buns being recalled were only on sale at Woolworths Dural in Sydney’s northwest (stock image)
The NSW Food and Safety Authority warned that consuming the recalled hot cross buns could result in illness or injury.
“The recall is due to the presence of foreign materials (metal),” the message read. ‘Food products containing metal can cause illness/injury when consumed.’
Customers who purchased one of the hot cross buns are advised to return it to the retailer for a refund.
Information about the recall can be found here here or you can call Woolworths on 1800 103 515.