Marmalade Buns

Name: Marmalade Buns
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 cup warm water; 1 (1 ounce) package active dry yeast; 1 cup milk; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon orange blossom water (optional); 3 eggs; 4 cups flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 pinch salt; Filling; 1 cup marmalade or 1 cup jam, of your choice; 1/2 cup pine nuts or 1/2 cup pecans

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1 (1 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon orange blossom water (optional)
3 eggs
4 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 pinch salt
Filling
1 cup marmalade or 1 cup jam, of your choice
1/2 cup pine nuts or 1/2 cup pecans

Directions

1

Dissolve the yeast in warm water with 1 tsp (5mL) sugar.
2

Heat milk with butter and, if desired, flavor with orange-blossom water. Remove from heat and beat in eggs.
3

Sift together dry ingredients. Add dissolved yeast and egg mixture and knead until dough is elastic and smooth.
4

Place dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place until double in size (1-2 hours).
5

Soften marmelade in microwave or in small pan. Add nuts and mix.
6

Punch down dough and roll out into a 16x12-inch (40x30 cm) square. Spread with filling and roll lengthwise. Cut into 16 pieces and arrange in buttered baking pan. Let rise 1 hour.
7

Brush tops of buns with some marmelade diluted int water and then bake at 375 F (190 C) for 25 minutes.