I cycled past Fitzbillies on my way to lecturesAnd so I lived on these as a student.
If I arrived early in the morning I could buy the trimmings
Which were the Extra Sticky bits from the end of the tray.
The warm, cinnamon smell would leak out of the paper bag
As I sat in lectures and tried to stay awake.
Chelsea Buns in later life have been a disappointment.
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MMMmmmm-mmmm. They look delicious.
some things never live up to early memories of them.
I tried to make Chelsea buns once. Let's just say it wasn't an entirely successful experiment. More like Chelsea pillows covered with burned currants ...
We used to buy buns from a local bakery at three in the morning during our uni years too.
Mind you, we weren't cycling at that hour....
Oh good grief they look delicious as I type this on an empty stomach.
I could never stay awake during afternoon lectures. Boring boring boring law.
There is a marvelous recipe for cinnamon buns in Julia Child's Baking (a collection of her friends' recipes) which starts with a brioche dough: you roll it out, roll butter into it ala puff pastry (keeping hot hands well chilled with a bowl of ice cubes!), chill it, roll it, sprinkle it with sugar and cinnamon, roll it up, place it into a pan lined with a layer of butter (yes, a layer about an eighth of an inch thick!) covered with a layer of sugar (the two will create a caramel topping in the oven) and pecans or walnuts.
It's then baked, and turned upside down so that the caramel is on the top.
They are quite incredible. Quite a lot of work too, but worth it occasionally!
I used to get the sausage rolls from the bakery next to the Eagle opposite the Arts lecture rooms myself.
N.
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