Nana’s Buns
Shared by Orla · 21 October 2026
The story behind the recipe
This was the first recipe my mum taught me when I was 7 that was 53 years ago. The recipe is from All in the Cooking book 1. It’s a well known cookery book that was written to provide students of Colaiste Mhuire with a book giving clear explanation of the fundamental principles of cookery. I in turn taught this recipe to my two daughters and it introduced them to baking which they both love. I now bake with my 2 year old Grandson Finn. He loves helping me but in particular loves eating these tasty buns. So this recipe has been baked by 4 GEMerations.
- Orla
Ingredients
4oz Butter 4oz Caster Sugar 6oz Plain Flour 2eggs 1/2 tsp Baking Powder Vanilla extract 1 tablespoon Milk
Method
Heat the oven to 180 C Cream butter and sugar Add eggs one at a time and vanilla extract Fold in sieved flour and baking powder Add milk to make a dropping consistency Put the mixture in spoonfuls in bun cases in a patty tin Bake for 15 minutes
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