Bunny Ear Sweet Buns Recipe By Tasty

BUNNY BUNS

Steps:

• For the yeast mixture: Combine the milk and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan and warm over low heat until about 100 degrees F (do not heat above 110 degrees F). Remove the pan from the heat and sprinkle the yeast, sugar and flour over the surface of the liquid. Set aside without stirring until foamy and rising up the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.
• For the buns: Whisk the butter, vanilla and egg yolk into the yeast mixture. Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and stir in the yeast mixture with a wooden spoon to make a thick, shaggy and slightly sticky dough. Stir in the raisins. Turn the dough out onto a generously floured work surface and knead until soft and elastic, about 8 minutes. Shape into a ball.
• Grease the inside of a large bowl with butter. Put the dough in the bowl, turning to coat lightly with the butter. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until doubled in size, about 1 hour 30 minutes. (If you have a marker, trace a circle the size of the dough on the plastic and note the time to help you keep track.)
• Lightly butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• To form the rolls: Pat and roll the dough with a rolling pin into a 14-by-10-inch rectangle. Cut off a 2-inch-wide strip of dough across the short side and set aside. (If the remaining dough has sprung back a bit, pat it back out to a 12-by-10-inch rectangle.) Cut the large dough rectangle in half lengthwise, then cut each smaller rectangle into six 5-by-2-inch pieces, for a total of 12 pieces. Gather each piece and roll into a tight oval-shaped ball, closing any seams as best you can. Arrange in the prepared baking dish in 3 rows of 4, with any remaining seams tucked under.
• Cut the reserved strip of dough into 24 pieces for the ears. Roll each piece into a 3-inch log, fold in half and pinch the ends together to form an ear. Pinch 2 ears together so they look slightly like a heart. Repeat with the remaining logs to make 12 sets of ears. Hold each set of ears from the front where the ears come to a point and pinch them onto the front third of a dough round to secure. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature until doubled in size, about 45 minutes. (A small indent will remain in the dough if you poke it with your finger.)
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Beat the remaining whole egg with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Remove the plastic wrap and brush the tops of the dough balls and ears with the egg wash.
• Bake the rolls until very golden brown and puffy, 22 to 25 minutes. Let cool for 20 minutes, then insert 2 mini chocolate chips beneath each set of ears for the bunnies' eyes.
• For the glaze: Stir together the confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and lemon zest in a bowl until smooth. Transfer half of the glaze to a small piping bag or resealable plastic bag and make a small cut in the corner. Add the pink food coloring to the remaining glaze and stir to combine. Transfer the pink glaze to a small piping bag. Pipe the pink icing inside of the ears. Pipe a big dollop of white glaze where the bunnies' tails would be. Cover the white icing with the shredded coconut.

TASTY BUNS

Steps:

• Stir together 2 cups flour and the yeast. In a separate bowl, heat milk, water, oil, sugar and salt to lukewarm in microwave. Add all at once to the flour mixture, and beat until smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Mix in enough flour to make a soft dough, 2 to 3 cups. Mix well. Dust a flat surface with flour, turn dough out onto floured surface, and let rest under bowl for about 10 minutes.
• Shape dough into 12 slightly flat balls, and place on greased baking sheet to rise until doubled in size.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

STICKY BUNS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Combine the water, olive oil, honey, salt, flour, water and yeast in a large bowl.
• Mix well and knead for 10 -15 minutes, until the dough is elastic.
• Transfer the dough into a well-oiled bowl.
• Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour in a warm place, until the dough has doubled in size.
• Preheat the oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• Cut the dough into 8 portions and shape into balls. Cover with a towel or plastic wrap. Set aside.
• Combine the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, honey and salt in a small bowl and mix well.
• Spread the brown sugar mixture onto the bottom and sides of a cast iron pan. Line pecans on top of the mixture, and place the dough balls on top.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes
• Remove the sticky buns from the oven and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before inverting onto a plate.
• Enjoy!

TASTY BUNS

Steps:

• Mix 2 C flour& yeast.
• In a separate bowl, heat milk, water, oil, sugar& salt to lukewarm in microwave.
• Add all at once to flour mixture and beat till smooth.
• Mix in enough flour to make a soft dough (2-3 Cups).
• Mix well, then turn out onto floured surface and let rest under a bowl for about 10 minutes.
• Shape dough into 12 slightly flat balls and place on greased baking sheet (I actually prefer to use parchment paper-- easy clean-up!) to rise till doubled in size.
• Bake in preheated 400 degree oven 12-15 minutes.

BUNNY EAR SWEET BUNS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Make the roasted strawberries: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
• In a glass 9 x 13-inch (22 x 33 cm) baking dish, toss together the strawberries, sugar, salt, cardamom, cinnamon, and lemon juice.
• Roast until the strawberries are tender, but not mushy, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir in the vanilla. Let cool completely. Strain the strawberries from the syrup before using.
• Make the icing: In a small bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and milk until a thick paste forms, adding another splash of milk if needed. Transfer to a small piping bag or zip-top bag. Snip the tip just before piping.
• Make the bunny ear buns: In a large bowl, stir together the flour, cranberries, sugar, yeast, and salt.
• In a small saucepan, combine the butter and milk. Warm over medium-low heat until the butter melts completely. Stir in the vanilla bean seeds.
• Pour the warm butter mixture into the dry ingredients. Add 3 eggs and stir with a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough forms.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a clean large bowl lightly greased with nonstick spray, cover, and let rest until doubled in size, about 90 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. Take 2 pieces of dough and roll each into a log, about 8 inches long. Place the logs on a prepared baking sheet and connect one end of each in a "V" shape. Repeat with 6 more pieces of dough, to create 4 "V" shapes, 2 per baking sheet.
• Flatten each of the remaining 4 pieces of dough into a small oval, about 4 inches in diameter. Place each oval over the connected ends of each "V". Cover the dough bunnies with clean kitchen towels and let rest for about 15 minutes.
• Beat the remaining egg in a small bowl, then brush all over the bunnies. Reserve the leftover egg. Let the dough rest, rising 1 ½ times its original size, for another 15 minutes.
• Brush the bunnies all over with egg wash again. Using your fingers, press firmly to create indentations down the center of each log; these will be the inside of the bunny ears. Spoon enough roasted strawberries into each ear cavity to fill completely, about 2 tablespoons each.
• Bake until the bread is shiny and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Once cool, squeeze the icing around the strawberry filling to outline the ears.
• Enjoy!

HONEY-GLAZED BUNNY ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat milk with honey, stirring, over low heat just until lukewarm and remove pan from heat. Stir in yeast and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Add butter and yolks, whisking until combined well.
• Transfer milk mixture to bowl of a standing electric mixer (or to a large bowl, if kneading by hand). Add flour and salt gradually to milk mixture, stirring until incorporated. With dough hook, knead dough until smooth, about 2 minutes. (Alternatively, dough may be kneaded by hand on a lightly floured surface until smooth, 10 to 15 minutes.)
• Transfer dough to a lightly oiled large bowl and turn to coat with oil. Let dough rise, covered with plastic wrap, in refrigerator overnight, or until doubled in bulk. (Alternatively, dough may be allowed to rise in a warm place about 2 hours, or until doubled in bulk.)
• Grease 2 baking sheets. Punch down dough and divide into 12 pieces. Form each piece into an egg shape and transfer pieces to prepared baking sheets. Form a bunny tail on each piece by holding scissors, points down, perpendicular to baking sheet and making a 1/2-inch-long snip at base of wide end. Form 2 bunny ears on each piece by making a narrow 2-inch-long snip on each side, starting near wide end and cutting toward narrow end. Form eyes on each piece by making 2 holes in narrow end with a wooden pick and pressing a currant half firmly into each hole with pick.
• Brush half of warm glaze on rolls and let rise, covered loosely with plastic wrap, in a warm place 45 minutes or less, or until doubled, in bulk (rising will take longer if dough is cold).
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Heat remaining glaze over low heat just until warm and brush rolls. Bake rolls in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets in oven halfway through baking, 20 minutes, or until golden, and transfer to racks to cool.
• Serve rolls warm or at room temperature.
• In a small saucepan, heat glaze ingredients over low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted. Remove pan from heat and keep glaze warm, covered.

SWEET BUNS

Steps:

• Mix together first 5 ingredients until yeast is completely dissolved.
• Stir in enough flour to make a fairly stiff dough. Cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm place for 2 hours.
• Punch down the dough and form into balls (about the size of a small egg for dinner rolls, a bit larger for sandwich buns). Place in a greased baking pan and let them rise till doubled.
• Bake at 400F, 10-15 minutes or until golden.