Bun
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A bun is a small, usually sweet bread. Commonly they are hand-sized or smaller, domed in shape with a flat bottom. It can also mean a savory bread roll similar to a bap or barmcake.
Basic buns are usually made using flour, sugar, eggs, yeast and butter.
"Bun" can also refer to a kind of filled dumpling, such as Chinese baozi.
Other types of buns
- Bath bun
- Belgian bun
- Binzee bun
- Boston bun
- Cinnamon bun
- Cheese bun
- Chelsea bun
- Chinese bun
- Colston bun
- Currant bun
- Hamburger bun
- Hot cross bun
- Bao Zi
- Hot dog bun
- Iced bun
- London bun
- Mantou - Chinese steamed bun
- Pulla - Finnish bun
- Saffron bun
- Spiced bun
- Custard bun
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