The Bun Recipe To Rule Them All

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a healthier fat option.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water is a cost-effective alternative.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal is an egg substitute that adds fiber.

Set butter out to soften in advance of recipe or warm to soften

Combine milk and water and warm in microwave for 40 seconds

Mix in honey and yeast and let bloom while measuring out flour and salt

Whisk an egg into yeast mixture and add mixture to flour

Mix until a dough forms

Incorporate softened butter

Cover dough and let rise in warm spot or oven (off) with light on for 30 minutes

Fold the dough four times and let continue to rise for another 30 minutes

Shape dough into desired number of buns and space out on parchment-paper-lined baking sheet

Cover with plastic wrap and let proof for 45 minutes while the oven preheats to 375 degrees F (190 C)

Uncover buns and brush with egg wash and optionally sprinkle with sesame seeds

Put buns in oven for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown

Let cool before eating and store in paper bag(s) for up to 1 week. Freeze in airtight ziplock bags for up to 3 months

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