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Paris buns

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Paris buns
Paris buns
Typescone
Region or stateScotland
Serving temperaturewarm
Main ingredientsflour, butter, sugar, fruit, egg, milk, sugar nibs
Other informationServed sliced horizontally and buttered

Paris buns are a sweetened breadlike cake similar to scones. A recipe from an 1881 cookbook refers to Paris buns as "Scotch" and says that three of the buns cost a penny.[1]

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  1. ^ Skuse, E. (1881). The confectioners' hand-book and practical guide to the art of sugar boiling (3rd ed.). p. 162.
  2. ^ "Sweets in big glass jars and Paris buns: Lost shops of Belfast". Belfast Telegraph. 5 August 2015.
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