RECIPE | Avo, bacon and cheese hot cross bun toasties

These tasty toasties were a hot favourite with the Sunday Times team. Easy to put together, you can replace the bacon with macon, slices of smoked beef or chicken

29 March 2020 - 00:00 By hilary biller
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Avo, bacon and cheese hot cross bun toasties.
Avo, bacon and cheese hot cross bun toasties.
Image: Christoph Hoffman

Makes: 4

Ingredients:

8 streaky bacon rashers

4 hot cross buns

4 slices of mature cheddar cheese or your choice of hard cheese plus extra grated for the tops of the buns

1-2 avocado pears, peeled, sliced and tossed in a little lemon juice or vinegar

Salt and pepper

Method:

  1. Fry the bacon until golden and crispy and drain on paper towel.
  2. Halve the hot cross buns and place them on a baking tray, cut-side up. Toast under the grill until golden brown.
  3. Place a slice of cheese on the bottom halves and sprinkle grated cheese on the top of each bun and return to the grill until the cheese has melted.
  4. Top each bottom half with 2 crispy bacon rashers and slices of avocado. Season then top each with a lid and serve immediately.

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