# Bath bun > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bath_bun > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bath_bun.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_bun > Source revision: 1355462302 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Sweet bun topped with crushed sugar Bath bun Type Sweet roll Place of origin England Region or state Somerset Main ingredients Sugar, candied fruit peel, currants or raisins or sultanas The **Bath bun** is a [sweet roll](/source/Sweet_roll) made from a milk-based [yeast](/source/Baker's_yeast) dough with crushed sugar sprinkled on top after baking.[1][2] Variations in ingredients include enclosing a lump of sugar in the bun[3] or adding candied fruit peel, [currants](/source/Zante_currant), [raisins](/source/Raisins) or [sultanas](/source/Sultana_(grape)). The change from a light, shaped bun to a heavier, often fruited or highly sugared irregular one may date from the [Great Exhibition](/source/Great_Exhibition) of 1851 when almost a million were produced and consumed in five and a half months (the "London Bath bun").[2] References to Bath buns date from 1763,[4] and [Jane Austen](/source/Jane_Austen) wrote in a letter of "disordering my stomach with Bath Bunns" in 1801.[1] The original 18th-century recipe used a [brioche](/source/Brioche) or rich egg and butter dough which was then covered with [caraway](/source/Caraway) seeds[5] coated in several layers of [sugar](/source/Sugar), similar to [French](/source/French_language) *[dragée](/source/Drag%C3%A9e)*. [3] The bun's creation is attributed to [William Oliver](/source/William_Oliver_(physician)) in the 18th century.[6] Oliver also created the [Bath Oliver](/source/Bath_Oliver) dry biscuit after the bun proved too fattening for his [rheumatic](/source/Rheumatism) patients.[7] The bun may also have descended from the 18th-century "Bath cake". The buns are still produced in the [Bath](/source/Bath%2C_Somerset) area of [England](/source/England).[4] Although this is disputed, the 18th-century "Bath cake" may also have been the forerunner of the [Sally Lunn bun](/source/Sally_Lunn_bun), which also originates from Bath.[3][5] ## See also - [Fruit bun](/source/Fruit_bun) - [Hot cross bun](/source/Hot_cross_bun) - [Manchet](/source/Manchet) - [Sally Lunn bun](/source/Sally_Lunn_bun) - [List of British breads](/source/List_of_British_breads) - [List of buns](/source/List_of_buns) - [Semla](/source/Semla) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Ayto2012_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Ayto2012_1-1) John Ayto (18 October 2012). [*The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink*](https://archive.org/details/dinersdictionary0000ayto). Oxford University Press. p. [23](https://archive.org/details/dinersdictionary0000ayto/page/23). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-964024-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-964024-9). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ElizDavidEngBreadYeast_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ElizDavidEngBreadYeast_2-1) David, Elizabeth (2001). *English Bread and Yeast Cookery*. Penguin. p. 624. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0140299748](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0140299748). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-visitbath_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-visitbath_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-visitbath_3-2) ["Local Bath Delicacies"](http://visitbath.co.uk/site/eating-and-drinking/local-specialities-and-british-favourites/local-bath-delicacies). Visit Bath. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AboutBrit_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AboutBrit_4-1) ["Bath"](http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/bath.asp). About Britain. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100323103622/http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/bath.asp) from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Davidson_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Davidson_5-1) Davidson, Alan, "Bun" in *Oxford Companion to Food*, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, p. 114. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-19-211579-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-211579-0) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Bender, David A. "Bath bun", in *A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition*, Oxford University Press. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Biography of Dr Oliver"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071116174136/http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/famous-cornish-people/oliver.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/famous-cornish-people/oliver.htm) on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2006. ## External links - [Traditional Bath bun recipe](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192200/http://www.bun-recipes.co.uk/Tbl_Recipes_view.asp?editid1=106) - [Bath bun with fruit](https://www.food.com/recipe/bath-buns-83829) - [Bath bun containing sugar cube](https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes/bath-buns/#MqbqEvS98vdBwaFZ.97) - [Dr. Oliver](https://web.archive.org/web/20071116174136/http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/famous-cornish-people/oliver.htm) v t e British breads List of British breads Bannock Bara brith Barley bread Barm cake Bath bun Batch or bun Bread roll Buttery Chelsea bun Chorleywood bread Cob Cockle bread Colston bun Cottage loaf Crumpet Dripping cake Farl Fried bread Griddle scone Hot cross bun Iced bun Lardy cake London bun Manchet Muffin Oatcake Pan loaf Plain loaf Potato scone Saffron bun Sally Lunn bun Scone Scuffler Singing hinny Staffordshire oatcake Stottie cake Recipes on WikiBooks Category:British breads Food portal United Kingdom portal This bread-related article is a stub. 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