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Orange Buns!
Zesty and delicious orange buns. These buns are a great way to use up leftover fruit. Use them to make…
- Ready 1 hour
- Serves 8 - 10 buns
- Prep 45 minutes
- Cook 20 minutes
Recipe
Orange Buns
Zesty and delicious orange buns. These buns are a great way to use up leftover fruit. Use them to make sandwiches or as a snack.
- Serves 8 - 10 buns
- Prep 45 minutes
- Cook 20 minutes
- Total 1 hour
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups bread flour
- 1/2 cup bran
- 1/3 cup water
- 1.5 teaspoons quick rise yeast
- 1/2 cups (117ml) orange juice and 1/4 cup (20g) pulp ((pulp is optional))
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 flax egg
Instructions
- 1
Warm the water to just about warm to touch and add sugar and yeast to it. Mix well and let it sit for 10 minutes or until frothy.
- 2
Grease the mixer bowl and add the flours,bran and salt to it. Mix well.
- 3
Add in the oil, egg and orange juice and give it a whirl.
- 4
Add in the yeast mixture and run the mixer with dough hook for 10 minutes. (batches of 3 minutes with intermittent scraping)
- 5
Add in more water or flour if needed. Dough should be soft, not sticky.
- 6
Place dough in well greased container, covered with plastic wrap for an hour or until doubled.
- 7
Punch it down and using some flour knead dough for a minute to reduce stickiness.
- 8
Make 8-10 small balls. Shape balls by pulling on all sides and tucking under.
- 9
Place balls on parchment, an inch apart and cover with towel and let rise for half an hour.
- 10
Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes.
Notes
Total time does not include 2 hours proving time Nutritional value is based on 1 serving
Nutrition
- Calories204 kcal
- Carbohydrates28 g
- Protein5 g
- Fat8 g
- Saturated Fat1 g
- Sodium293 mg
- Potassium135 mg
- Fiber3 g
- Sugar2 g
- Vitamin A30 IU
- Vitamin C7.4 mg
- Calcium12 mg
- Iron0.8 mg
