Paris buns

Paris buns
Paris buns
Typescone / cake
Region or stateScotland
Serving temperaturewarm
Main ingredientsflour, butter, sugar, fruit, egg, milk, sugar nibs
Other informationServed sliced horizontally and buttered
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Paris buns are a sweet baked good that falls between a scone and a cake. They are typically decorated with currants or pearl sugar nibs. A recipe from an 1881 cookbook refers to Paris buns as "Scotch" and says that three of the buns cost a penny. They used to be popular in Belfast, Northern Ireland as well as in western Scotland, or in poorer regions.

References

  1. ↑ "Paris Buns". Traybakes and More. 4 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 Ysewijn, Regula (2020-09-08). The British Baking Book: The History of British Baking, Savory and Sweet. Weldon Owen International. ISBN 978-1-68188-763-0.
  3. ↑ Skuse, E. (1881). The confectioners' hand-book and practical guide to the art of sugar boiling (3rd ed.). p. 162.
  4. ↑ Mohammed, Monir; Gray, Martin (2014-09-18). Mother India at Home: Recipes Pictures Stories. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4090-5246-3.
  5. ↑ O'Hehir, Andrew (2005-02-24). ""Johnny Too Bad" by John Dufresne". Salon.com. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  6. ↑ "Sweets in big glass jars and Paris buns: Lost shops of Belfast". Belfast Telegraph. 5 August 2015.