Lemon Apricot Sticky Buns Recipes

STICKY APRICOT DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Use a paper towel to pat the chicken dry. Generously season on all sides with salt and pepper. In a large dish, whisk together the jam, dressing, vinegar and garlic and toss with the chicken. Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and place on a baking sheet; reserve the extra marinade. Bake for 45 minutes, then remove the baking sheet from the oven and increase the temperature to 425 degrees F. Spoon the resesrved marinade over the chicken and sprinkle with the brown sugar. Bake until the glaze on the skin is caramelized, about 15 minutes more.
• Serve the chicken on a platter and pour any additional marinade from the baking sheet over it.

LEMON-APRICOT STICKY BUNS

Steps:

• Combine all dough ingredients and knead until a soft, smooth dough forms.
• Place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, make the filling by combining the sugar, lemon peel and snipped apricots.
• In a separate bowl, make an egg wash by combining the egg and water with a fork until well mixed.
• Lightly coat a flat work surface with flour. Turn out the dough on the surface and roll into a 14 x 20 inch rectangle.
• Brush the dough with the egg wash and then sprinkle with filling mixture.
• Roll up the dough, starting on the short side, until you have a rolled log.
• Using a serrated knife, cut the log in half and then cut each half into 6 equal pieces.
• Make the glaze by stirring all glaze ingredients together. Pour glaze into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Place the cut buns in the pan, on top of the glaze. Cover and let rise for another hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove cover from the buns and bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
• Carefully turn buns onto a cooling rack that has been placed over a large piece of parchment.
• Spoon any glaze that remains in the baking dish over the buns. Cool before eating.

LEMON-APRICOT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk flours, cornstarch, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Put butter, sugars, lemon zest, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, mixing well after each addition. Cover dough with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Place cold dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper, and roll out to 1/8 inch thick. Transfer dough on parchment to a baking sheet; freeze 10 minutes.
• Using a fluted 1 7/8-inch round cutter, cut out dough; transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Reroll scraps, and cut out (you should have 40 rounds). Bake until pale golden, 10 to 11 minutes. Let cool slightly on sheets on wire racks. Transfercookies to racks to cool completely.
• Using a rubber spatula, press the jam through a fine sieve into a small bowl. Stir in remaining tablespoon lemon juice. Spread 1 teaspoon jam mixture on flat side of half of the cookies, and sandwich with the remaining cookies. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

GLAZED LEMON STICKY BUNS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine dry gelatin mix, lemon zest and 1/2 cup sugar.
• Unroll 1 can crescent dough onto work surface; firmly press perforations and seams together to form 12x4-inch rectangle. Brush with half the butter, then sprinkle with half the gelatin mixture. Roll up, starting at one short end; cut into 6 slices. Arrange, cut-sides up, in half of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining dough, butter and gelatin mixture.
• Bake 30 min. or until golden brown. Cool 5 min. Meanwhile, mix cream cheese, lemon juice and remaining sugar until blended.
• Drizzle cream cheese glaze over warm rolls.

LEMON-APRICOT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Whisk together both flours, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl.
• Put butter, sugars, lemon zest, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in three batches, mixing well after each addition. Cover dough with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place cold dough between two pieces of parchment paper and roll out to 1/8 inch thick. Transfer dough on parchment to a baking sheet; freeze 10 minutes.
• Using a fluted 1 1/8-inch round cutter, cut out dough; transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Reroll scraps, and cut out (you should have 40 rounds). Bake until pale golden, 10 to 11 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool slightly on sheets on wire racks. Transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.
• Using a rubber spatula, press the jam through a fine sieve into a small bowl. Stir in remaining tablespoon lemon juice. Spread 1 teaspoon jam mixture on flat side of half of the cookies, and sandwich with the remaining cookies. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Unfilled cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days; filled ones are best eaten the day you assemble them.

CHAMOMILE LEMON STICKY BUNS

Steps:

• Add the milk, tea bags and vanilla to a medium saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer. Once heated through, remove from the heat, cover and let the milk steep and cool for 30 minutes. Strain the milk into a jug (pitcher), squeezing the tea bags, then set aside.
• In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together the flour and sugar. Add in the salt and yeast to separate sides of the bowl, make a well in the centre and pour in the beaten egg and cooled milk. If using a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, mix for 6 minutes on low speed. If mixing by hand, knead in the bowl for 10 minutes (the dough will be quite sticky at first, but try not to add too much extra flour). Let the dough rest, uncovered, for 5 minutes, then knead for a further 4 minutes until you have a smooth dough. Add the softened butter and knead for a further 5 minutes until you have a shiny, supple dough.
• Place the dough into a lightly greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a clean dish towel and leave to prove in a warm place for 1-2 hours or until nearly doubled in size.
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Mix the caster sugar and lemon zest together in a bowl, using your fingertips to rub the zest into the sugar until it resembles wet sand. Add the softened butter and mix until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan/400F/gas mark 6). Line the base of a 20-cm (8-in) springform or loose-bottomed cake pan with baking paper and grease the sides.
• Once the dough has risen, use your fingertips to press it down and knock the air back. Turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and roll it into a large rectangle, about 3-4mm (⅛in) thick. Spread the filling mixture evenly across the surface. Starting from one of the longest sides, roll the dough up tightly and slice into 7 equal rolls. Arrange the rolls in the prepared pan, leaving a bit of space between them, and cover the pan loosely with a dish towel. Leave to prove for 25-35 minutes, or until the rolls are puffy and touching each other.
• Top with pearl sugar, if using, and bake for 35-40 minutes until a deep brown color.
• While the buns bake, make the syrup. Add the water, sugar and tea bags to a small saucepan, bring to the boil and let simmer for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• When the buns are baked, let them cool for a few minutes before brushing them generously with the chamomile syrup, letting it seep through. Let them cool completely before serving.