There’s no shortage of quaint home grown bakeries in London and everyone probably has a favourite, but if there is one bakery that has been receiving a lot of attention and hype on social media this year, it has to be this one: Buns From Home. They are distinguished from the rest because their buns are made from croissant dough and their speciality or their most popular offerings are their unique dessert buns, where their famous croissant buns are filled with wonderful dessert fillings. They have a few locations in London now and we visited the one in Notting Hill. Read on to read about our experience.
Their story
Like many in England, the first lockdown during Covid-19 sparked a desire to open a business. They started selling their unique buns from home (literally) and before they knew it, the demand meant they needed help from others to deliver these buns. And then before they knew it, they had opened up a shop. And then before they knew it, they had numerous shops! They literally went from their mum’s kitchen to shops in trendy Notting Hill and Covent Garden in no time. Goes to show, that hard work and a good quality product will do wonders in the market. The name is literally inspired by their story… i.e. initially their buns were from home (so, Buns From Home).
They pride themselves in using top quality ingredients to create their croissant buns and from them is the butter. They use French butter from a family in Normandy, who have been operating their dairy since 1946!
Their famous dessert buns and are they halal?
What gave them viral status on TikTok and instagram is their dessert buns. Aesthetically pleasing to look at and many have vouched for their delicious taste too. Unfortunately, when we went they were sold out! Their dessert fillings include tiramisu, vanilla custard and berry cheesecake and very intriguing weekend specials (some specials of the past: apple crumble, Lamington, Cornish saffron, key lime pie, pumpkin chai latte and ferrero coffee to name a few).
The big question is are they suitable for the halal diet? It depends. From the regular fillings, the most popular one (tiramisu) is not suitable for vegetarians (I think because it contains gelatine). And from the weekend specials, it depends, you just have to ask on the day as some do contain gelatine and some even contain alcohol. To be honest, quite a shame that.
The cardamom bun
Beyond the dessert buns, the cardamom bun is what they are most famous for. This is what we got on the day as well as a cinnamon bun. The cardamom bun was slightly different to typical ones in texture in taste too. The texture is of course much like a croissant in that it is flaky and a fair amount of crunch, but not enough to make it difficult to bite into. Actually, it was exactly like a croissant I guess in texture. The cardamom flavour was prominent, but not overpowering. It was almost perfect in terms of the strength and aroma. It gave the bun such an amazingly unique flavour. The salt crystals on top also added a very interesting flavour (and crunch!) – an ever so slight savoury taste. All in all, everything married together so well. Very impressed with this!
Getting there
Parking: Side roads are free evenings, after 1:30 on Saturday and all day Sunday. If arriving before 1:30 on a Saturday, Wornington Road is pay and display.
Nearest Mosque: Al Manaar | The Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre
Nearest station: Ladbroke Grove
