Bake your own mini currant buns if you want to choose their size, filling and type of flour, and have time to make and prove the dough. Choose ready-made mini buns if you want a pre-portioned option straight away; check the packaging for ingredients, allergens and salt. A small size alone tells you nothing about the type of flour or the ingredients.
You want to divide the dough into small, even pieces and decide how many currants or raisins to use. Rutger bakt shows how you can divide a recipe into different numbers of portions; weigh the pieces if you want them to be the same size.
You want buns for breakfast, lunch or a snack without having to make dough first. Albert Heijn, PLUS and Lidl list packs of nine mini buns; check the packaging and availability at your chosen shop before you buy.
You want to know what type of flour, allergens and salt a bun contains. Check this information for each product: its mini size doesn’t tell you what’s in it.
Baking your own gives you control over how the dough is portioned and what goes into it, but it takes preparation. With ready-made mini buns, the size is fixed, and the label tells you what ingredients you’re buying.
A good choice if: you want to choose the size, type of flour and filling yourself.
Bear in mind: kneading and proving take time; if you’re making smaller buns, use the baking instructions in your chosen recipe as a starting point.
A good choice if: you want a pre-portioned product with no preparation.
Bear in mind: you’re choosing from existing recipes; check the latest packaging for ingredients and allergens.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Small, even portions | For packaged buns, check the number of buns and the stated weight per portion. Divide homemade dough into even pieces. | I want to choose how many small buns to have at each meal. For around 42% of consumers, having control over portion size matters most. |
| Preparation time | Compare eating them straight away with the preparation and proving time for your recipe. Allerhande’s currant bun recipe lists a waiting time of 2 hours and 30 minutes. | If I don’t have much time to knead and wait, I want to be able to grab a bun straight away; convenience comes first for around 33% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and nutritional information | Read the ingredients and allergen lists, and check the nutritional information per 100 g or per portion if needed. Check separately which type of flour and salt has been used. | I want to know what’s in my bun before choosing a recipe or pack. Ingredients and nutritional information are the first consideration for around 25% of consumers. |
According to the Voedingscentrum, bread does not have to be made with baker’s salt. So don’t rely on the product name alone if the type of salt matters to you.
For packaged buns, check the ingredients list for baker’s salt or iodised salt. For unwrapped bread, ask which ingredients have been used. If you’re baking your own, choose the type of salt deliberately.
Mini describes the size, not the type of flour or the allergens. The mini buns mentioned from Albert Heijn and PLUS contain wheat.
Check the type of flour, ingredients and allergens separately on the packaging. If you’re choosing a gluten-free product, only rely on an explicit gluten-free label.
Sonneveld’s mini recipe is designed for a specific professional method. Its temperature and baking time are not general guidance for making smaller buns from a home-baking recipe.
Start with the instructions in your home-baking recipe and bake a small batch first if you’re changing the size. Make a note of the dough weight per bun and the baking time used.
Buns that dry out because you’ve adjusted the baking time can also mean wasted ingredients.
Jumbo states that its Mini Rozijnen-Krentenbollen Volkoren is no longer available online.
Check availability shortly before buying at the shop you plan to use. If you choose a different product, check its packaging again.
Albert Heijn has a currant bun recipe on Allerhande and sells a pack of nine AH Extra lang lekker mini rozijnenbollen.
PLUS lists Mini krenten rozijnen bollen in a pack of nine.
Lidl describes its Mini rozijnenkrentenbollen as a bag of nine buns weighing 360 g.
ALDI lists regular raisin and currant buns in packs of six, as well as a mini butter and raisin bun in its range.
Jumbo has listed a pack of nine Mini Rozijnen-Krentenbollen Volkoren.
No, don’t assume they do. According to the Voedingscentrum, bread does not have to be made with baker’s salt. For packaged currant buns, check the ingredients list; for unwrapped buns, ask which type of salt has been used.
Divide the dough into more even pieces than the recipe specifies for regular-sized buns. Weigh the pieces and use the recipe’s baking time as a starting point for your first small batch. Don’t automatically use the baking time from a professional mini recipe in your home oven.
No, the size tells you nothing about gluten. The mini products mentioned from Albert Heijn and PLUS contain wheat. If you’re choosing a gluten-free product, check the explicit gluten-free label and allergen information on the packaging.
Follow the storage instructions on the packaging of your chosen product. For AH Extra lang lekker mini rozijnenbollen, Albert Heijn says you can freeze them on the day of purchase and should use them within one month; don’t automatically apply this instruction to other buns.
