'Acquired taste': Australia divided over chef's unusual hot cross buns hack
Aussies have been left divided over a budget hack for Easter using Aldi hot cross buns.
Self-proclaimed frugal foodie, @stephcooksstuff, has gone viral on TikTok with her newest "wacky recipe."
Steph starts her video by taking a trip to Aldi to buy traditional hot cross buns, triple cream brie, quince paste and maple bacon.
Watch the video above.
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Her video begins by grabbing her budget ingredients from Aldi. | @stephcooksstuff Instagram
Once she has sliced her buns down the middle, Steph generously spreads quince paste on one side, adding three thick wedges of brie on top.
Now the buns have their filling, she recommends giving them a good squish, wrapping her maple bacon around them in a criss-cross.
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If you're having trouble keeping all of these delicious ingredients together, Steph says you can always use a toothpick.
Then, place them in the air fryer "at 180°C for eight to 10 minutes," to get nice – and crispy and if you don't have an air fryer, you could always bake these in the oven.
Steph secures her bacon criss-cross with a toothpick. | @stephcooksstuff TikTok
Once cooked, Steph reveals her bacon-wrapped hot cross buns, though TikTok users were undecided on whether this hack was a hit or a miss.
"I want to try it and don't want to try it at the same time," one user added.
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Another wrote: "My cholesterol markers increased just by watching that! Would 100% try it though!"
"I don't know…but I'm a gonna trust the process," one joked.
"Is it an acquired taste, because until I try it, and my opinion only, it might not be something for me, but who knows right, but it looks delicious," another queried.
The finished result is a gooey and crispy snack. | @stephcooksstuff TikTok
Steph's caption lists all of the ingredients she used for this Easter snack:
- 4 hot cross buns with fruit 🍇 ($3.69)
- 1 triple cream Brie 🧀 ($4.99)
- 1 quince paste 🍏 (2.99)
- 1 pkt [packet] maple streaky bacon 🥓 ($3.99)
- Toothpicks 📍 ($2.07 at Coles)
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