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Saffron Buns (St. Lucia Buns)

January 12, 2016 By germanculture

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Ingredients:
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8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
1-1/3 cups milk
1 teaspoon saffron threads, chopped fine and soaked in a few drops of water
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, divided use
4 cups unbleached flour + flour for kneading
Raisins for garnish

Cooking:
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1. Melt butter in a small saucepan set over medium heat. Add milk and saffron and heat until just until warm.
2. Pour into bowl of an electric stand mixer. Sprinkle yeast over milk and let it sit for 5 minutes. Add sugar, salt, 1 egg and 2 cups flour.
3. Beat with paddle attachment until smooth and well combine, about 2 minutes on medium speed. Add final 2 cups of flour.
4. Using dough hook, beat until mixture is smooth and begins to climb beater. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until perfectly smooth. This dough has a wonderful velvety texture to it.
5.Place in a greased bowl, turn once to coat all surfaces, and let rise, covered, in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
7. Punch dough down, roll into a cylinder 36 inches long. Cut 18 2-inch pieces from cylinder. Roll each piece into a 10-inch rope. Form each piece into an S, spiraling ends to form a figure eight.
8. Transfer pieces to to prepared baking sheet. Let rise, covered, until doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Brush buns with reserved egg. Tuck raisins into spirals at each end of figure eight.
9. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

Makes 18 buns.



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