Soft Sweet Homemade Buns (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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500 g all-purpose flour (type 45 or 55)
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20 g fresh baker's yeast (or 7 g dry yeast)
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80 g sugar
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10 g salt
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3 eggs
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100 ml warm milk
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100 g softened butter
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1 tsp vanilla extract (or orange blossom water, optional)
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1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk (for brushing)
# Instructions:
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Mix the yeast with warm milk and let it sit for 10 minutes if you're using dry yeast.
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Combine flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl or your stand mixer bowl.
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Add eggs, milk-yeast mixture, and vanilla. Knead until you get a smooth dough.
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Slowly work in small pieces of butter while kneading for 10-15 minutes until the dough feels smooth and stretchy.
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Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let it grow in a warm spot for 1.5-2 hours, until it's twice as big.
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Push air out of the dough, then make small balls or braids depending on what shape you want. Put them on a buttered pan or baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Let the shaped dough rise again for 45-60 minutes.
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Heat your oven to 180°C. Brush the tops with the egg yolk and milk mix. Bake for 20-25 minutes based on size until they're golden brown.
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Let them cool on a wire rack before eating.
# Notes:
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Make them tastier by adding chocolate chips, dried raisins or filling the center with hazelnut spread.
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You can make the dough at night, keep it in the fridge overnight, and shape them in the morning.
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They'll stay good for 2-3 days if wrapped well, and they freeze nicely too.