Honey bun

Honey bun
Commercially-prepared honey buns
Type	Sweet roll and sandwich
Place of origin	United States
Main ingredients	Honey, yeast, cinnamon
Cookbook:Honey bun  Honey bun

A honey bun is a sweet roll of American origin, somewhat similar to the cinnamon bun.

A honey bun is a fried yeast pastry that contains honey and a swirl of cinnamon in the dough and is glazed with icing. Unlike most sweet rolls, which are generally the product of bakeries, honey buns are common convenience store and vending machine fare. Normally sold individually wrapped, alone or in boxes of 6 or more, they are a popular grab-and-go breakfast, eaten cold or heated in a microwave oven.

History

According to legend, Howard Griffin of Griffin Pie Co. in Greensboro, North Carolina, developed the first honey bun in 1954. Flowers Foods acquired Griffin Pie Co. in 1983. Although the Greensboro bakery is now closed, honey buns remain a best-seller for Flowers.^[1]

See also

• Cinnamon roll
• List of buns
• List of sweet breads
• Sticky bun
• Sweet roll
• Flowers Foods

References