Honey Party Buns Recipes

HONEY BUNS

Steps:

• Make the dough: Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a small bowl. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk milk, butter, eggs, honey, salt, and vanilla with a mixer on medium speed. Add yeast mixture, and whisk for 1 minute. Switch to dough hook, reduce speed to low, and add 4 cups flour. After flour is incorporated, raise speed to medium, and continue kneading.
• Add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing until dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Raise speed to medium-high, and knead for 10 minutes. (Alternatively, knead by hand until smooth, 15 to 20 minutes.)
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until dough is very smooth, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic, and set aside in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Make the filling and topping: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in honey, corn syrup, and sugar, bring to a gentle simmer, then remove from heat. Let cool. Combine mascarpone and creme fraiche in a bowl.
• Punch down dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and divide into 3 portions. Roll each into a ball. Freeze 2 for up to 3 months (thaw in the refrigerator before using). Roll remaining dough into a 10-by-13 1/2-inch rectangle. Brush lightly with honey, spread mascarpone mixture evenly on top, leaving a 1-inch border, and sprinkle with pecans. Starting on 1 long side, roll dough into a log. Pinch along seam to seal. Cut into nine 1 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• Pour honey mixture into an 8-inch square baking pan. Place buns, cut sides down, in pan, 3 to a row. Let buns rise in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in size, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place oven rack in lower third. Bake buns, rotating halfway through, until brown and bubbling, about 1 hour. (If buns darken too quickly, cover with foil.) Set a wire rack on a baking sheet. Immediately invert buns onto rack. Drizzle with honey, and serve warm.

HOMEMADE HONEY BUNS

Steps:

• Using a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, add flour, sugar and salt.
• Heat milk in a microwave safe bowl for about 30 seconds until milk is 110°.
• Next, add yeast, melted butter, egg and vanilla to warm milk. Whisk ingredients together until combined.
• Pour wet ingredients into stand mixer and knead on medium for 10 minutes. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides to ensure all ingredients are mixed.
• Grease a large bowl with oil.
• Remove dough and form a ball. Place dough into prepared bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let dough rise for about 1½ hours or until it has doubled in size.
• Press down the dough, with clean hands, then transfer to a lightly floured surface.
• Press dough out into a rectangle. about 15 inches long and 8 inches wide.
• Sprinkle dough with cinnamon and spread evenly over the top.
• Start rolling the long side of the dough into a log shape, dip fingers in water and run wet fingers along the edge of the dough, pinching the seam to seal.
• Once sealed, use unscented floss to cut the dough log into 1 inch size buns.
• Place buns on a piece of wax paper and spray the top of the honey buns with a non stick cooking spray and lay a piece of plastic wrap over the top. Let the dough rise for 30 additional minutes leaving a little space between dough slices to allow dough to rise.
• In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Once oil is hot, place each bun, a couple at a time, in oil and fry each side until golden brown.
• Remove honey buns from oil and place on paper towels to absorb any excess oil.
• While buns are cooling, make the icing.
• In a small bowl, add icing ingredients and mix well until icing becomes smooth.
• Take warm buns and dip the tops into the icing.
• Place iced honey buns on wax or parchment paper and allow icing to harden. Enjoy!

HONEY PARTY BUNS

Steps:

• Place butter and honey in a large mixing bowl pour the boiling water over and set aside to cool to 110°-115°. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water set aside. To honey mixture, add eggs, baking powder and salt. Add yeast mixture and whole wheat flour beat until smooth. Stir in enough all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface knead until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll each half to 1/2-in. thickness cut with a 2-1/2-in. cutter. Place on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks. Make into small sandwiches by filling with ham, cheese and lettuce.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997