Does anyone know how to bake a Persian bun? Supposedly only a Thunder Bay (Ontario) bakery makes them & the recipe is a secret. It can't be such a secret....there are only so many ingredients in a bun. They are oval bun with a pink strawberry or raspberry icing on top. We don't have a recipe for those but they sound delicious! Molly@KAF Hi Wanda - I've done extensive research on Persian Buns. They were originally called Pershing Buns, a World War I response to Bismarcks (a jelly-filled doughnut). Gen. Pershing led the Allied troops against Germany. Far as I can make out, they're a deep-fried cinnamon bun topped with icing. When I used to enjoy them at the Camden Home Bakery in Camden, Maine (yes, they'd traveled beyond Canada), they were a large, flattish, moist, iced cinnamon bun. I do believe they were deep-fried, too; the bun part was rather like a yeast-raised doughnut. I've always meant to make them, just haven't yet. Maybe you've finally given me the impetus to figure them out once and for all! PJH

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