They’re just spiced fruit buns with flour water drizzled on top.
But they’re so delicious.
Why?
Maybe it’s the bun packaging of the spiced-fruit-bread usually found in loaf form.
Perhaps it’s the novelty of having ‘decorated’ bread (fairy bread anyone?)
Maybe its the fact that they usually sell so quickly (and eaten so fast) that they’re always fresher than the average bread.
Or maybe its the finitude factor (new word, look it up), combined with a good bit of placebo and nostalgia: We remember them being delicious, so expect them to be delicious, and it only happens once per year, so we enjoy them!
Or maybe I just really like spiced fruit bread?