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Homemade Honey Bun Recipe
A rich, honey and orange flavored yeast dough is coiled, brushed with a simple syrup and sprinkled with honey granules then baked for a delicious breakfast or brunch treat.
Course
Yeast Bread
Cuisine
American - Vintage
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
35
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
Calories
338
kcal
Author
Marye Audet-White
Ingredients
1
tablespoon
yeast
1
pinch
powdered ginger
¼
cup
warm water
110℉
1
cup
milk
scalded and cooled
¼
cup
butter
¾
cup
Honey Granules
1
teaspoon
salt
2
eggs
room temperature
2
tablespoons
orange juice
1
teaspoon
orange zest
4-½
to 5 cups of flour
all purpose is fine
For the Glaze
½
cup
water
½
cup
Honey Granules -plus more to sprinkle on top of the bread
1
tablespoon
orange juice
Instructions
Add the yeast and ginger to the warm water in the bowl of your mixer and set aside.
Add the butter, Honey Granules, and salt to the scalded milk and let cool to 110F.
Whisk the eggs, orange juice, and
zest
into the milk mixture until
well blended
.
With the mixer on low and the whisk attachment on add the egg and milk mixture to the yeast until smooth and
well blended
.
Switch to the dough hook.
With the mixer on medium-low speed add the flour until the dough clears the side of the bowl and forms a soft dough. The dough will be sticky.
Knead for 5 minutes.
Remove the dough from the mixer and knead it a few minutes more on a lightly floured surface - it should be springy and feel like your earlobe.
Grease a large bowl with butter.
Rub butter all over the ball of dough.
Place the dough in the bowl, cover with a clean tea towel, and let rise for 1 hour, or until double.
Turn the dough out of the bowl and knead gently to deflate the dough.
Generously grease a 10-inch pie pan or a 9-inch round cake pan.
Roll the dough into a cylinder about 20 inches long.
Brush with the honey simple syrup.
Place one end of the coil in the pan against the side.
Coil the dough "rope" around the pan, ending in the center.
Brush with more simple syrup.
Sprinkle with more Honey Granules.
Let rise for 30 minutes, or until light and nearly doubled.
Preheat the oven to 375F.
Bake the Honey Bun for 20 minutes, or until the bottom sounds hollow when tapped.
Let cool slightly before slicing.
Simple Syrup
Bring the water, Honey Granules, and orange juice to a
boil
.
Stir constantly until the granules are dissolved.
Cool.
Nutrition
Calories:
338
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
67
g
|
Protein:
7
g
|
Fat:
6
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.2
g
|
Cholesterol:
40
mg
|
Sodium:
246
mg
|
Potassium:
123
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
30
g
|
Vitamin A:
200
IU
|
Vitamin C:
3
mg
|
Calcium:
41
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg