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| main_ingredient  = Flour, milk, [[Baker's yeast|yeast]]
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A '''bun''' is a type of [[bread roll]], typically filled with savory fillings (for example [[hamburger]]). A '''bun''' may also refer to a  sweet cake in certain parts of the world.<ref name=cam>{{Cite dictionary|url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/bun|title=bun|dictionary=Cambridge English Dictionary}}</ref> Though they come in many shapes and sizes, buns are most commonly round, and are generally hand-sized or smaller.<ref name=cam/>
In the United Kingdom, the usage of the term differs greatly in different regions. In Southern England, a bun is a hand-sized sweet cake, while in [[Northern England]], it is a small round of ordinary bread.<ref>{{Cite OED|bun|id=24721}}</ref> In Ireland, a bun refers to a sweet cake,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Butterfly buns |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/recipes/?c-recipeid=5123 |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}</ref> roughly analogous to an American [[cupcake]].
Buns are usually made from a [[dough]] of flour, milk, [[baker's yeast|yeast]] and small amounts of sugar and/or butter. Sweet bun dough is distinguished from bread dough by the addition of sugar, butter and sometimes egg. Common sweet varieties contain small fruit or nuts, topped with [[Icing (food)|icing]] or [[caramel]], and filled with [[jam]] or [[cream]].
Chinese [[baozi]], with savory or sweet fillings, are often referred to as "buns" in English.
== See also ==
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*[[List of buns]]
* [[List of breads]]
* [[List of bread dishes]]
* [[List of cakes]]
* [[List of pastries]]
* [[List of sweet breads]]
* [[Cheung Chau Bun Festival]]
* [[Chinese bakery products]]
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[[Category:Quick breads]]
[[Category:Sweet breads]]
[[Category:Yeast breads]]