Lost City Orange Honey Buns Recipes

LOST CITY ORANGE HONEY BUNS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add warm milk.
• Sprinkle yeast over milk and stir till yeast dissolves.
• Next add sugar, honey, salt, eggs, orange rind, and half of the butter and flour; beat well.
• Now mix in the remaining butter and enough flour to form a soft dough.
• Knead, cover and let rise about 1 hour till doubled.
• Mix the white sugar, orange rind and sliced almonds together, set aside.
• Divide dough in half and roll out into an 8 x 12-inch rectangle.
• Brush both dough rectangles with melted butter and sprinkle the orange sugar filling over top.
• Roll up from the long edge and slice into 1" pieces.
• The next step is to combine the honey topping ingredients into a small pot, bring to a rapid boil then pour into a 9x13-inch pan.
• Place all the sliced buns into the pan with the honey topping, the buns should just fit, cover and let rise 30 minutes, till doubled in size.
• Bake for 25 minute in a 375°F oven till golden.
• Upon removing from oven immediately turn the pan upside down onto foil.
• * Please Note* These buns are best if eaten the same day. Serve warm or at room temperature. Do not put in the refrigerator.
• *Rising time is included in preparation time (1 1/2 hrs).

ORANGE STICKY BUNS

Steps:

• For the orange glaze: Grease a 9-inch round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter, orange juice, honey and salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring gently to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the glaze thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 7 minutes. Pour the glaze into the cake pan and set aside.
• For the orange roll filling: In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, orange zest, cinnamon, salt and cloves. Pour over the butter and use a fork to stir the mixture until it resembles wet sand. Set the filling aside while you make the dough.
• For the orange roll dough: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and melted butter. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until a shaggy dough forms.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead gently until smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Roll the dough out into a 12-by-9-inch rectangle. Spread the reserved filling evenly over the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges. Starting at one long end, gently roll the dough into a log and pinch the seam. Slice the log into 8 even pieces and place the rolls cut-side down onto the glaze in the cake pan.
• Bake until the rolls are golden and the filling is dark and bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool the rolls in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn them out onto a platter, spreading any leftover glaze from the pan over the top of the rolls. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

ORANGE BUNS

Steps:

• Stir butter and 1 teaspoon sugar into the hot milk until butter is melted. When mixture is lukewarm, stir in yeast and set aside for 5 minutes.
• When mixture is creamy, transfer to a large mixing bowl. Mix in 2 cups of bread flour. Add 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, orange juice, orange zest, and salt and beat until combined. Add remaining flour, mixing well after each addition, until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• Knead for about 10 minutes. Transfer dough to a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. If time permits, you can punch dough down, cover it, and let it rise again.
• Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface. Cut dough into 3 balls, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease two baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
• Shape each piece of dough into braided loaves or buns; place on baking sheets. Let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Bake until rolls or loaves are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes for individual buns, about 20 minutes for braids. Frost rolls, if desired (see Cook's Note) or sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

HONEY BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Grease round 9" pan.
• Mix baking mix, sugar, whipping cream, nutmeg.
• and egg until soft dough forms.
• Gently smooth dough into ball on cloth-covered board.
• dusted with baking mix.
• Knead 10 times.
• Divide dough into 16 equal parts; shape 1 part into a ball.
• Place 12 balls around edge of pan; place 4 balls in center.
• Bake until golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes;.
• remove from pan.
• Spread honey over buns; sprinkle with pecans.
• Makes 16 buns.