Sweet Orange Buns

Name: Sweet Orange Buns
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 12
Ingredients: 1 1 ⁄ 4 cups milk, heated to 115°; 1 (1/4-oz.) package active dry yeast; 1 ⁄ 3 cup sugar; 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, plus 16 tbsp., softened; 1 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. kosher salt; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 4 cups flour; 1 ⁄ 2 cup packed light brown sugar; 1 ⁄ 3 cup orange zest (from about 4 oranges); 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 tsp. orange extract; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 tbsp. fresh orange juice

Serves
serves 12

TODD COLEMAN

Home cook Linda Worsley gave us the recipe for these luscious buns filled with fragrant orange-flavored butter. This recipe first appeared in the 2012 SAVEUR 100, with the article Sweet Orange Buns.

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₄ cups milk, heated to 115°
1 (1/4-oz.) package active dry yeast
¹⁄₃ cup sugar
2 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, plus 16 tbsp., softened
1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. kosher salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
4 cups flour
¹⁄₂ cup packed light brown sugar
¹⁄₃ cup orange zest (from about 4 oranges)
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. orange extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tbsp. fresh orange juice

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Instructions

Step 1

Make the dough: Combine milk and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a hook; let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in sugar, melted butter, 1 tsp. salt, and egg; add flour, and mix on low speed until dough forms. Increase speed to medium-high; knead until smooth, about 8 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap; let sit until dough doubles in size, about 1 1⁄2 hours. Meanwhile, beat softened butter, brown sugar, and zest in a bowl on high speed of a mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add remaining salt, confectioners' sugar, and extracts; beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Transfer 1⁄4 cup filling to a bowl; stir in juice to make an icing. Set filling and icing aside.

Step 2

Transfer dough to a work surface; using a rolling pin, roll dough into an 18″ × 10″ rectangle, and spread filling evenly over dough. Lift up bottom edge of dough and roll it into a log; trim ends and cut log into 12 rounds. Transfer rounds cut side up to a greased 9″ × 13″ baking dish; cover with plastic wrap. Chill 6 hours or overnight.

Step 3

Heat oven to 375°. Uncover rolls and bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Drizzle icing over rolls before serving.

Make the dough: Combine milk and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a hook; let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in sugar, melted butter, 1 tsp. salt, and egg; add flour, and mix on low speed until dough forms. Increase speed to medium-high; knead until smooth, about 8 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap; let sit until dough doubles in size, about 1 1⁄2 hours. Meanwhile, beat softened butter, brown sugar, and zest in a bowl on high speed of a mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add remaining salt, confectioners' sugar, and extracts; beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Transfer 1⁄4 cup filling to a bowl; stir in juice to make an icing. Set filling and icing aside.
Transfer dough to a work surface; using a rolling pin, roll dough into an 18″ × 10″ rectangle, and spread filling evenly over dough. Lift up bottom edge of dough and roll it into a log; trim ends and cut log into 12 rounds. Transfer rounds cut side up to a greased 9″ × 13″ baking dish; cover with plastic wrap. Chill 6 hours or overnight.
Heat oven to 375°. Uncover rolls and bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Drizzle icing over rolls before serving.