Fruit bun
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Fruit buns are a typed of baked bread
roll, muffin or loaf made with fruit, fruit peel, spices and sometimes nuts. They are a tradition in Britain and former British colonies including Jamaica, Australia, Singapore, and India. They are made with fruit and fruit peel and are similar to bath bun
s, which are sprinkled and cooked with sugar nibs. One variety is a currant bun
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Bread
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and often additional ingredients. Doughs are usually baked, but in some cuisines breads are steamed , fried , or baked on an unoiled frying pan . It may be leavened or unleavened...
roll, muffin or loaf made with fruit, fruit peel, spices and sometimes nuts. They are a tradition in Britain and former British colonies including Jamaica, Australia, Singapore, and India. They are made with fruit and fruit peel and are similar to bath bun
Bath bun
The Bath bun is a rich, sweet yeast dough shaped round that has a lump of sugar baked in the bottom and more crushed sugar sprinkled on top after baking...
s, which are sprinkled and cooked with sugar nibs. One variety is a currant bun
Currant bun
A currant bun is a bun that contains currants or raisins.The Chelsea bun is a variant. Neither should be confused with a spiced bun.Currant Bun is English rhyming slang for the tabloid newspaper The Sun.-History of currant buns:...
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See also
- Fruit cake
- Hot cross bunHot cross bunA hot cross bun, or cross-bun, is a sweet, yeast-leavened, spiced bun made with currants or raisins, often with candied citrus fruits, marked with a cross on the top. The cross can be made in a variety of ways including: of pastry; flour and water mixture; rice paper; icing; two intersecting cuts...
- Bath bunBath bunThe Bath bun is a rich, sweet yeast dough shaped round that has a lump of sugar baked in the bottom and more crushed sugar sprinkled on top after baking...
- Sally Lunn bunSally Lunn bunA Sally Lunn is a type of yeast bread originating from Bath in the West Country of England, the recipe for which is said to have arrived with a French émigrée in the 17th century. It is often lightly scented with lemon, and is traditionally served sliced horizontally, spread with butter or whipped...
- FruitcakeFruitcakeFruitcake is a cake made with chopped candied fruit and/or dried fruit, nuts, and spices, and soaked in spirits. A cake that simply has fruit in it as an ingredient can also be colloquially called a fruitcake. In the United Kingdom, certain rich versions may be iced and decorated...