Type | Bread roll |
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Place of origin | Britain |
Region or state | Nationwide |
Main ingredients | powdered sugar |
An iced bun (also known as Swiss bun or iced finger) is a bread bun with a white or pink icing sugar glaze covering the top. [1] The dough may be enriched (made with eggs, milk, and butter) [1] [2] or simply an oblong bread roll. [3] In some bakeries or recipes, iced buns are garnished with additional sweets or are decorated as ballet slippers or other shapes. [4] [5]
Iced buns can be filled. A "raspberry bun" contains a small amount of raspberry (or sometimes strawberry) jam filling, which oozes out when the bun is bitten; they have many variations in size and shape, and are sometimes coated in sprinkles or coconut. An iced bun may be split after baking, then filled with flavoured whipped cream. [6] There is also a variety with lemon curd in the centre and lemon icing on top. [7]
Iced buns are popular in the United Kingdom. The method of eating iced buns varies: some people eat them as-is, while others prefer to split and butter the bun before eating. [3]
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