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Martha Stewart Member

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06/27/2011

                The bread is really wonderful--moist, chewy, and buttery tasting--but the sticky mixture is really really sweet, and it's almost too cloying. After only a few minutes out of the oven, they're getting hard, and I don't know if they'll be any softer than rocks in an hour.
                The recipe was pretty easy to follow, but cutting the buns was a mess!  The directions don's say  if the mascarpone mixture should  stay cold or not, so it was room temp when I spread it, and maybe that's why everything was too sticky and messy to cut.  However, I'm not sure it mattered because they look pretty normal and (I think) they tasted like they should.  I only diverged from the recipe twice, and that could be a part of the minor problem I find with the buns.  I had to sub sour cream for the crème fraiche, and I also popped the completed buns into the fridge overnight, and baked them with no problem.

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Yield: Makes 9

Ingredients

For the dough

2 tablespoons active dry yeast

1/3 cup warm water

1 cup whole milk, room temperature

8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

3 large eggs

1/3 cup honey (any type)

2 teaspoons coarse salt

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

5 to 6 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface

Vegetable oil, for bowl

For the Filling and Topping

4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter

1/2 cup honey (any type), plus more for brushing and drizzling

1/2 cup corn syrup

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 cup mascarpone cheese

1/2 cup creme fraiche

1/2 cup chopped pecans

      Cook's Notes

Store honey at room temperature for up to 2 years. If it no longer flows freely, place the bottle in warm water; the gentle heat will return the honey to a liquid state.

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Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes 9

Honey Buns

Honey Buns

Honey Buns

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes 9

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes 9

Yield: Makes 9

Makes 9

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons active dry yeast

  • 1/3 cup warm water

  • 1 cup whole milk, room temperature

  • 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

  • 3 large eggs

  • 1/3 cup honey (any type)

  • 2 teaspoons coarse salt

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 5 to 6 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface

  • Vegetable oil, for bowl

  • 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter

  • 1/2 cup honey (any type), plus more for brushing and drizzling

  • 1/2 cup corn syrup

  • 2 tablespoons sugar

  • 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese

  • 1/2 cup creme fraiche

  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Make the dough: Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a small bowl. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.

Whisk milk, butter, eggs, honey, salt, and vanilla with a mixer on medium speed. Add yeast mixture, and whisk for 1 minute. Switch to dough hook, reduce speed to low, and add 4 cups flour. After flour is incorporated, raise speed to medium, and continue kneading.

Add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing until dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Raise speed to medium-high, and knead for 10 minutes. (Alternatively, knead by hand until smooth, 15 to 20 minutes.)

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until dough is very smooth, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic, and set aside in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Make the filling and topping: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in honey, corn syrup, and sugar, bring to a gentle simmer, then remove from heat. Let cool. Combine mascarpone and creme fraiche in a bowl.

Punch down dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and divide into 3 portions. Roll each into a ball. Freeze 2 for up to 3 months (thaw in the refrigerator before using). Roll remaining dough into a 10-by-13 1/2-inch rectangle. Brush lightly with honey, spread mascarpone mixture evenly on top, leaving a 1-inch border, and sprinkle with pecans. Starting on 1 long side, roll dough into a log. Pinch along seam to seal. Cut into nine 1 1/2-inch-thick slices.

Pour honey mixture into an 8-inch square baking pan. Place buns, cut sides down, in pan, 3 to a row. Let buns rise in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in size, 30 to 40 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place oven rack in lower third. Bake buns, rotating halfway through, until brown and bubbling, about 1 hour. (If buns darken too quickly, cover with foil.) Set a wire rack on a baking sheet. Immediately invert buns onto rack. Drizzle with honey, and serve warm.

      Cook's Notes

Store honey at room temperature for up to 2 years. If it no longer flows freely, place the bottle in warm water; the gentle heat will return the honey to a liquid state.

Cook’s Notes

Store honey at room temperature for up to 2 years. If it no longer flows freely, place the bottle in warm water; the gentle heat will return the honey to a liquid state.

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Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

06/27/2011

                The bread is really wonderful--moist, chewy, and buttery tasting--but the sticky mixture is really really sweet, and it's almost too cloying. After only a few minutes out of the oven, they're getting hard, and I don't know if they'll be any softer than rocks in an hour.
                The recipe was pretty easy to follow, but cutting the buns was a mess!  The directions don's say  if the mascarpone mixture should  stay cold or not, so it was room temp when I spread it, and maybe that's why everything was too sticky and messy to cut.  However, I'm not sure it mattered because they look pretty normal and (I think) they tasted like they should.  I only diverged from the recipe twice, and that could be a part of the minor problem I find with the buns.  I had to sub sour cream for the crème fraiche, and I also popped the completed buns into the fridge overnight, and baked them with no problem.

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                                  14

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46 Ratings

5 star values:

                                  14

4 star values:

                                  14

3 star values:

                                  13

2 star values:

                                  4

1 star values:

                                  1

46 Ratings

5 star values:

                                  14

4 star values:

                                  14

3 star values:

                                  13

2 star values:

                                  4

1 star values:

                                  1

46 Ratings

5 star values:

                                  14

4 star values:

                                  14

3 star values:

                                  13

2 star values:

                                  4

1 star values:

                                  1
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Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

06/27/2011

                The bread is really wonderful--moist, chewy, and buttery tasting--but the sticky mixture is really really sweet, and it's almost too cloying. After only a few minutes out of the oven, they're getting hard, and I don't know if they'll be any softer than rocks in an hour.
                The recipe was pretty easy to follow, but cutting the buns was a mess!  The directions don's say  if the mascarpone mixture should  stay cold or not, so it was room temp when I spread it, and maybe that's why everything was too sticky and messy to cut.  However, I'm not sure it mattered because they look pretty normal and (I think) they tasted like they should.  I only diverged from the recipe twice, and that could be a part of the minor problem I find with the buns.  I had to sub sour cream for the crème fraiche, and I also popped the completed buns into the fridge overnight, and baked them with no problem.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

06/27/2011

                The bread is really wonderful--moist, chewy, and buttery tasting--but the sticky mixture is really really sweet, and it's almost too cloying. After only a few minutes out of the oven, they're getting hard, and I don't know if they'll be any softer than rocks in an hour.
                The recipe was pretty easy to follow, but cutting the buns was a mess!  The directions don's say  if the mascarpone mixture should  stay cold or not, so it was room temp when I spread it, and maybe that's why everything was too sticky and messy to cut.  However, I'm not sure it mattered because they look pretty normal and (I think) they tasted like they should.  I only diverged from the recipe twice, and that could be a part of the minor problem I find with the buns.  I had to sub sour cream for the crème fraiche, and I also popped the completed buns into the fridge overnight, and baked them with no problem.

Rating: Unrated

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