- 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. Variations in ingredients include candied fruit peel,currants or largerraisins or sultanas.The Bath bun is possibly descended from the 18th century 'Bath cake'. References to Bath buns date from 1763, and they are still produced in the Bath area of
England . The original 18th century recipe used abrioche or rich egg and butter dough which was then covered withcaraway seeds coated in several layers ofsugar similar to French "dragée". It is said to have been devised by Dr. William Oliver who was a doctor treating visitors who came to Bath for the spa waters. He later invented the biscuit, when Bath buns proved to be too fattening for his patients withrheumatism .It is not to be confused with the
Sally Lunn bun which also comes from Bath.References
Davidson, Alan. "Oxford Companion to Food" (1999), "Bun". p. 114 ISBN 0-19-211579-0
External links
* [http://www.bun-recipes.co.uk/Tbl_Recipes_view.asp?editid1=106 Traditional bath bun recipe]
* [http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recipes_result.asp?name=bathbuns A bath bun recipe]
* [http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/Bath.asp About the town of Bath]
* [http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/famous-cornish-people/oliver.htm Dr. Oliver]
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