A Belgian bun is a
sweet bun
A sweet roll or sweet bun refers to any of a number of sweet, baked, yeast- leavened breakfast or dessert foods. They may contain spices, nuts, candied fruits, etc., and are often glazed or topped with icing. Compared to regular bread dough, sw ...
containing
sultanas and usually topped with fondant
icing and half a
glace cherry.
Some recipes also include
lemon curd
Fruit curd is a dessert spread and topping. It is usually made with citrus fruit, though may be made with other fruits. Curds are often used as spreads and as flavourings.
Description
Fruit curd is a dessert spread and topping usually made wit ...
.
There is no fixed recipes and many bakeries use their own recipes.
The bun is round or square shaped, with rounded off edges, making it similar in appearance to a
Chelsea bun.
It is also sometimes served with cream.
No firm link has so far been established between the bun and Belgium; however, that country does produce as one of its specialties a very similar viennoiserie (though with less icing) known as a
couque suisse
A couque suisse is a viennoiserie sweet roll, somewhat similar to a Danish pastry
A Danish pastry (sometimes shortened to danish; , ) is a multilayered, laminated sweet pastry in the '' viennoiserie'' tradition. Like other ''viennoiserie'' pa ...
.
The world's biggest Belgian bun was made to celebrate a new route to
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
from
London Southend Airport
London Southend Airport is an international airport situated on the outskirts of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, approximately from the Charing Cross#Official use as central point, centre of London. The airport straddles the boundaries b ...
, weighing a massive 17.1 kg (38 lb) in 2018.
See also
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List of buns
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References
Sweet breads
Buns
British cakes
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