I have no words to tell you about the scent of cross buns! To enhance the effect and make them even more similar to the classic ones, besides cinnamon, add to the dough ½ tsp ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Kids love the chocolate version. Many people love the cross buns with honey, goat cheese, dried figs and rosemary. Every year in England there are cross buns with a new flavor, you can come up with your own too. The most popular non-classic versions are chocolate with dried cherries, cross buns with apple pieces and cinnamon, with the taste of mocha and chocolate drops, with dried fruits tortured in aromatic rum, with toffee caramel and even with Cheddar cheese and marmite.