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Sweet Saffron Buns Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • **Stir the saffron strands into the hot milk and set aside to infuse for half an hour at the minimum or as long as overnight (in the refrigerator).**
  • Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Cube the butter and cut it into the flour with a fork or a pastry cutter so that the mixture resembles course crumbs.
  • Stir in the sugar. If using active dry yeast, heat a half cup of the milk to room temperature, then stir in the yeast and allow to activate for 10 minutes. Otherwise, add the instant yeast directly to the flour mixture and stir in all of the milk.
  • Knead by hand for 6 to 8 minutes or in a stand mixer for 3 to 5 minutes. Add the dried fruit and knead some more until the fruit is distributed throughout the dough.
  • Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside to rise at room temperature until doubled in size, roughly 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Shape the rolls by hand and place on a baking sheet. Cover the baking sheet with plastic and set aside to rise another 45 minutes. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Bake the rolls at 350 for approximately 20 to 25 minutes, rotating the baking sheet once halfway through.
  • The buns should be nicely brown.

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  • busmamawilliams 15 years ago
    I'm going to make this today! My son brought me back several boxes of amazing saffron from his trip to India this year. Perfect recipe to put my precious saffron to good use! Thanks!
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    " It was excellent "
    pink ate it and said...
    Awesome Noir!*wink*
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  • chefmeow 16 years ago
    I love saffron and this looks and sounds fantastic. Thanks for yet another great post.
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    " It was excellent "
    smooch ate it and said...
    Saffron is the best and this is great!
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  • invisiblechef 16 years ago
    I really like this one, thanks for sharing.
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  • danadooley 16 years ago
    I can just imagine the aromas flooding your kitchen as you bake this. That is a very nice photo of a beautiful loaf. Great post, thanks for sharing.
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