Currant bun

Currant bun
	Mini currant buns
Type	Sweet roll
Region or state	Northwestern Europe
Main ingredients	Zante currant or raisins
	Media: Currant bun;

A currant bun is a European sweet bun that contains currants or raisins.

Currant buns are different from the similar spiced bun, in that they do not contain spice. They are also similar to teacakes, but teacakes contain a mixture of fruit including peel. They are also different from scones, with currant buns made with yeast, while scones use baking powder as the leavening agent.

Currant Bun is English rhyming slang for the tabloid newspaper The Sun.¹

Around the world

Currant Bun - United Kingdom,² Australia³
Krentenbollen - Netherlands.⁴⁵
Russinboller - Norway.⁶

References

Chris Roberts, Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind Rhyme, Thorndike Press, 2006, ISBN 0-7862-8517-6
"Peter Rabbit's Classic English Currant Buns Recipe". The Spruce Eats. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
"Currant Bun". The Muswellbrook Chronicle. 27 January 1900. p. 3.
Dutch Cookbook. Cookvibes.
"Krentenbollen". Toines Kitchen. 31 May 2024.
"Russinboller". my taste. Retrieved 13 June 2026.

[1] Chris Roberts, Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind Rhyme, Thorndike Press, 2006, ISBN 0-7862-8517-6

[2] "Peter Rabbit's Classic English Currant Buns Recipe". The Spruce Eats. Retrieved 13 June 2026.

[3] "Currant Bun". The Muswellbrook Chronicle. 27 January 1900. p. 3.

[4] Dutch Cookbook. Cookvibes.

[5] "Krentenbollen". Toines Kitchen. 31 May 2024.

[6] "Russinboller". my taste. Retrieved 13 June 2026.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Around the world

See also

References