Belgian bun
| Type | Sweet roll |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Main ingredients | sultanas, icing |
A Belgian bun is a sweet bun containing sultanas and usually topped with fondant icing and half a glace cherry.[1] Some recipes also include lemon curd.[1] There is no fixed recipes and many bakeries use their own recipes.[2]
The bun is round or square shaped, with rounded off edges, making it similar in appearance to a Chelsea bun.[1][3] It is also sometimes served with cream.[4]
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.[5][6]
The world's biggest Belgian bun was made to celebrate a new route to Antwerp from London Southend Airport, weighing a massive 17.1 kg in 2018.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Paul Hollywood's Belgian Buns". The Great British Bake Off. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "20th century Belgian Buns recipe". The Telegraph. 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Belgian Buns". Great British Chefs. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "FRESH CREAM belgian bun". Krusty Loaf Norfolk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Belgian Buns". Londin Eats. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "History of the Belgian bun". Communibakes. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Here is the monster sized Belgian Bun created at Southend Airport". Essex TV. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Giant Belgian Bun to celebrate new routes". Evening Echo. 4 April 2018.