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Encyclopedia > 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 larger raisins or sultanas. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A currant can refer to Redcurrants and blackcurrants, berries of the genus Ribes. ... Alternate uses: Raisin (disambiguation) A Raisin is a sun-dried or artificially dried grape, used in cooking and baking. ... The sultana is a type of white, seedless grape of Turkish or Persian origin, as well as a type of raisin made from it; such sultana raisins are often called simply These are typically larger than the currants made from Zante grapes but smaller than normal raisins, and are noted...


Jonah is suck a bath bun.


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 a brioche or rich egg and butter dough which was then covered with caraway seeds coated in several layers of sugar similar to French dragĂ©e. It is said to have been devised by a Dr. W. Oliver who was a doctor treating visitors who came to Bath for the spa waters. He later invented the Bath Oliver biscuit, when Bath buns proved to be too fattening for his patients with rheumatism. For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Brioche Brioche des Rois (served around Epiphany, esp. ... Binomial name Carum carvi L. Caraway or Persian cumin (Carum carvi) is a biennial plant that belongs to the Apiaceae, or parsley, family. ... Magnification of typical sugar showing monoclinic hemihedral crystal stucture. ... Thermal bath has different meanings in various contexts. ... Rheumatism or Rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the heart, bones, joints, kidney, skin and lung. ...


References

Davidson, Alan. Oxford Companion to Food (1999), "Bun". p. 114 ISBN 0-19-211579-0


A bath bun recipe


About the town of Bath


Dr. Oliver



 
 

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