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Meanings of penny bun in English

An edible basidiomycete mushroom found in pine forests and plantations in autumn, the cap of which may reach 25 cm in diameter and 1 kg in weight.

Usage of penny bun in English
1
I think one penny bun will divide better than two halfpenny ones.
Far Above Rubies
2
I demand more than a penny bun nowadays.'
The Human Factor
3
Two men, the bigger the better, one dressed as a very small boy, the other as a little girl; each holds a penny bun.
Entertainments for Home, Church and School
4
The bakers are believed to use them for dressing the surfaces of penny buns.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 14, 1917
5
Philip was just able to pay for the penny buns.
The Red Cross Girl
6
Who had lived for a week on three half- penny buns.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 12, 1917
7
We used to go there in the morning and throw penny buns to the ducks.
The Lion and the Unicorn
8
Penny bun, or ceps as the French call them, are a member of the boletus family.
The Irish Times
9
They might grow up into penny buns.
The Innocence of Father Brown
10
There he wandered moodily, eating toffees and penny buns, and wishing he was back with Mrs. Sharp.
Charmed Life
11
"Although the old penny bun is now sold for twopence or even threepence it contains three times the number of currants," announces an evening paper.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920