I bought some hot cross buns from a specialty shop - they were terrible, what I discovered is if you have about 3-4 hours, you can make hot cross buns at home that are delicious. This is an adaptation of a recipe I found on Panasonic. (Panasonic make a great bread maker by the by). You obviously cannot make buns from beginning to end in a breadmaker, but you can get it to do the kneading and 1st proove. The result is a light fluffy, perfectly kneaded bun mix.