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BA's Best Morning Buns
- Makes
- Makes 24
- Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 1 (¼-oz.) envelope active dry yeast (about 2¼ tsp.)
- 1 cup whole milk, warmed, plus ¼ cup chilled
- 1 tsp. plus ¼ cup honey
- 4 large eggs, separated, plus 1 large egg yolk
- 3½ cups (438 g; or more) bread flour, divided
- 1 cup (125 g) whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt
- 2 tsp. finely grated orange zest (optional)
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
- ¾ cup (packed; 150 g) light brown sugar
- ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, divided
- ½ cup honey, divided
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp. ground cardamom
- Bread flour (for surface)
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray (for pan)
- Fine sanding sugar or granulated sugar (for sprinkling)
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