London bun
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (March 2013) |
Type | Sweet bread |
---|---|
Main ingredients | Yeast dough, currants, icing |
A London bun is a square-shaped bun made of rich yeast dough flavored with currants and candied peel topped with white sugar icing or crystallised sugar.
Formerly a popular teatime bun, its nearest still-popular equivalent is the Bath bun. Neither should be confused with the finger bun, an elongated bun topped with white icing sugar, optionally with shredded or finely chopped coconut, and available with or without fruit (currants/sultanas).
The phrase "all talk and no London bun," believed to have originated in South Australia, is used to describe a person who fails to follow through on their promises.[citation needed]
See also
References
- Davidson, Alan. Oxford Companion to Food (1999), "Bun". p. 114, ISBN 0-19-211579-0
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Articles lacking in-text citations from March 2013
- All articles lacking in-text citations
- All articles with unsourced statements
- Articles with unsourced statements from October 2022
- All stub articles
- Bread stubs
- British breads
- Buns
- Yeast breads
- Sweet breads