Fluffy, Tender Buns That Melt in Your Mouth

Lush, mouth-watering, incredibly tasty, melt in your mouth! The airy buns really turn out very soft, like fluff, even the next day if stored correctly. Their taste and aroma are simply indescribable. The appearance of the buns is also interesting due to their special formation.
cook time: 2h
Lucas Halstead
Fluffy, Tender Buns That Melt in Your Mouth

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

321
Calories
11g
Fat
41g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

For dough:

Salt 0.5 tsp
Sugar 30 g
Wheat flour 500 g
Butter 80 g
Milk 210 ml
Eggs 2 pc
Honey 1 tsp
Dry yeast 10 g

For registration:

Sugar 8 tsp
Butter 30 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake airy soft buns? Start cooking with the dough. How to make bun dough? Prepare your food. All ingredients should be at room temperature, so remove them from the refrigerator in advance. The butter should become soft.

Step 2

Step 2
In a bowl, mix sifted wheat flour with dry yeast.

Step 3

Step 3
In another container, combine warm milk, honey, eggs, sugar and salt.

Step 4

Step 4
Mix everything thoroughly with a whisk.

Step 5

Step 5
Combine the flour and milk mixture and knead the dough. You can use a kitchen machine or make the dough by hand, but you need to knead it very well and for a long time.

Step 6

Step 6
Add soft butter in two stages, kneading the dough thoroughly after each. The finished dough should not stick to your hands too much. But a slight stickiness will still remain — this is normal.

Step 7

Step 7
Grease a deep bowl with oil, place the dough, cover with a towel and leave warm for 1 hour. During this time, the dough will increase approximately 3 times.

Step 8

Step 8
Punch down the dough. To make it more convenient to work with it further, roll the dough into a sausage.

Step 9

Step 9
Divide the resulting sausage into 8 equal parts and roll into balls. To ensure the weight of the balls is the same, weigh the dough on a scale and divide this weight by 8.

Step 10

Step 10
Lightly roll each piece of dough into a circle or oval.

Step 11

Step 11
Roll into a roll.

Step 12

Step 12
Pinch the seam along the length of the roll.

Step 13

Step 13
Connect the ends of the roll and pinch. You will get such a neat preparation.

Step 14

Step 14
Place the buns in a pan greased with butter, a short distance from each other.

Step 15

Step 15
Cover the pan with cling film or a towel and leave to rise for 20 minutes. After the specified time, the buns will rise well and straighten out.

Step 16

Step 16
All that remains is to decorate the buns. The butter for shaping should be cold, so keep it in the refrigerator until the shaping process.

Step 17

Step 17
Using scissors, make slits on top of the buns.

Step 18

Step 18
Place a small piece of butter into the slits.

Step 19

Step 19
Sprinkle sugar on top. Preheat the oven to 180°C. To ensure that the oven has time to heat up to the desired temperature, turn it on in advance (10-20 minutes before the start of cooking). Bake the buns in the oven for 20-25 minutes. The buns should be golden brown and beautiful.

Step 20

Step 20
Remove the finished buns from the oven, cool slightly and remove from the pan. They can be served either warm or cold. Bon appetit!

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