Vanilla Sugar Sweet Buns
Here's a special recipe that is full of flavor and incredibly beautiful to look at. With it's delicate flavor of vanilla and the sweetness of the sugar creates a recipe that will get you rave reviews anywhere you take it. Perfect for any special occasion or person.
Ingredients
Dough:
- 1 cup milk
- 1 vanilla bean or 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup )melted) butter
- 1/3 cup vanilla sugar
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 2 teaspoon instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/2 - 4 cups all purpose flour
Filling:
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup vanilla sugar
- Egg Wash
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
Method
Prep all your ingredients a head of time this will help to make things move faster. Pour the milk into a saucepan.
If your using a vanilla bean, slice down the center and using your knife scrap each side of the sliced vanilla bean to remove the seeds.
Place the seeds into the milk in the saucepan and the vanilla bean itself, slowly bring the milk to a scald ( Do not boil ). Remove vanilla bean stock.
Pour the scalding milk into a large bowl. Allow to cool to 105F - 110F then add the melted butter and vanilla sugar.
Add in about one cup of flour and the beaten eggs and mix till smooth. Now, add in the salt and instant yeast. Sprinkle about a half a cup of flour on a flat surface. Pour out the sticky dough and add another half cup of flour on top.
Begin to knead in the flour slowly, add a little at a time till you get a slightly sticky dough but workable. Continue to knead for 8 - 10 minutes. The dough will become smooth and elastic. Pour a little oil into a clean separate bowl.
Place the dough into the bowl and flip over so all sides of the dough is lightly coated with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to set for about 1 hour or till double in bulk. After dough has risen, pour out onto a flat surface.
Cut dough in half, place one piece back into the bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Using the piece of dough on the flat surface, cut into 8 equal pieces.
If you want your buns to be all the same size you need to weigh each piece so, they are all equal in weight. This will give you the best look and results. Mine were about 2 1/4 ounces each. Roll out one piece of dough at a time to a 6 by 4 1/2 rectangle.
Brush the top with a little butter and add a little vanilla sugar ( about 3/4 teaspoon of sugar )
Do the same with the next piece of dough. Now place that piece on top of the other one, brush with butter again and add a little vanilla sugar. Do the same with the next two pieces of dough. After you should have 4 pieces of dough stacked on top of each other. Use your rolling pin and roll out the dough into a 6 by 4 1/2 inche rectangle again.
Starting on the longest end roll up the dough tightly. Pinch the ends and seam closed. Place the dough seam side down and set aside. Continue to do the same with the next 4 pieces of dough. You will have two rolled dough's now. Take out the other half of dough in the bowl and do the same with that half. At the end you should have 4 rolled dough's
Cut each rolled dough into about 6 triangles. You will end up with 24 pieces of dough
Place into a 11 inch round flan pan or tart pan. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for about 1 hour or till double in bulk.
Brush with the egg wash and bake in a preheated 375F oven for about 30 minutes or till top is golden brown. Allow to cool before removing from pan.
