Tartine's Morning Buns
These morning buns are flaky and buttery croissants rolled with tasty filling of cinnamon, sugar, butter and orange zest.
Ingredients
- 1 recipe 2 and 3/4 pounds of croissant dough
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- Zest of 2 oranges finely grated
- Pinch of salt
- 110 g unsalted butter melted (1/2 cup)
Instructions
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Combine the sugars, salt, cinnamon and orange zest in a medium bowl and set aside.
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Brush two muffin pans with melted butter and sprinkle a little sugar in the holes. Tap the excess.
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On a floured surface, roll the dough to a 12 x 24 inch rectangle, with the long side facing you.
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Brush the melted butter generously on the surface of the dough. Sprinkle top with the cinnamon sugar mixture, then use your hands to evenly spread the filling across the dough.
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Roll the dough into a tight log, starting at long side. Using a knife, cut the log into 1.5 inch pieces and fit each round into a muffin hole.
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Place the pans in a warm spot to let the buns rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 350 F. Bake buns for 20-25 minutes, until golden. Remove them from the oven and flip them out onto a large, clean tray . Let cool slightly and enjoy.