Jam Filled Buns

Recipe Makes: around 45 buns

Prep Time: 2 hrs 30 min

Cook: 30 min

Total Time: 3 hrs

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups jam

2 cups milk; warm 100-115 F

1 tbsp instant yeast

½ cup sugar

7 cups flour

1 tsp salt

3 eggs

1 ½ tbsp corn oil

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

1 egg; for egg wash

DIRECTIONS:

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer combine flour, instant yeast, sugar, and salt.  Warm milk up to 100-115 F, then add in 3 eggs, corn oil, and vanilla extract.
2. Using a dough hook, mix the dough for about 5 minutes, or until dough comes together into a giant dough ball. 
3. Cover with clear wrap and let rise for 1 hour in a warm area.  While waiting for the dough to rise, grab a baking dish a spray cooking spray into it.  Once hour has past dump dough on to a well floured surface and split in half.  Roll out 1 half of the dough until it’s 1/4” thick.  Use a cup that 4” wide to cut out circles in the dough. 
4. Take the dough circle and stretch it out a little with your hand.  Cup your hand and let the dough take shape,  fill the bun with 1 – 1 ½ tsp of jam.
5. To close the bun, pinch the center first and the both ends (so the jam doesn’t leak out). Slowly pinch the rest of the dough starting from the outside to the center.  Then grab the two ends of the bun and bring them together, that should make a nice circle bun on the opposite side.  Make your egg wash by beating the egg, the brush the buns with a basting brush gently.   Place the dough into a baking dish and let rise for 1 hour uncovered in a warm area.
6. Depending on what kind of baking dish you’re using (glass or metal) baking it will be different. GLASS: stick the buns into the oven and turn the oven on to 350 F and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.  METAL: preheat the oven to 350 F and bake the buns at 350 F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!

OTHER YUMMY SWEET BREADS TO TRY:

• Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
• Pumpkin Bread With Dark Chocolate Chips

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

Gather all ingredients.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine flour, instant yeast, sugar, and salt.  Warm milk up to 100-115 F, then add in 3 eggs, corn oil, and vanilla extract. Using a dough hook, mix the dough for about 5 minutes, or until dough comes together into a giant dough ball.  Cover with clear wrap and let rise for 1 hour in a warm area.  While waiting for the dough to rise, grab a baking dish a spray cooking spray into it. 

Once hour has past dump dough on to a well floured surface and split in half.  Roll out 1 half of the dough until it’s 1/4” thick.  Use a cup that 4” wide to cut out circles in the dough.  Take the dough circle and stretch it out a little with your hand.  Cup your hand and let the dough take shape,  fill the bun with 1 – 1 ½ tsp of jam.

To close the bun, pinch the center first and the both ends (so the jam doesn’t leak out). Slowly pinch the rest of the dough starting from the outside to the center. 

Then grab the two ends of the bun and bring them together, that should make a nice circle bun on the opposite side.

  Make your egg wash by beating the egg, the brush the buns with a basting brush gently.   Place the dough into a baking dish and let rise for 1 hour uncovered in a warm area. Depending on what kind of baking dish you’re using (glass or metal) baking it will be different. GLASS: stick the buns into the oven and turn the oven on to 350 F and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.  METAL: preheat the oven to 350 F and bake the buns at 350 F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!