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Peanut Butter Buns
A recipe for Peanut Butter Buns. Delight your family and friends with these light and airy buns topped with a sticky peanut butter glaze.
Prep Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
For the bun dough:
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1 1/2
cups
all-purpose flour
plus more if needed
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1
package instant yeast*
2 1/4 teaspoons
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2
tablespoons
sugar
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1/2
teaspoon
salt
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1/2
cup
whole milk
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1/4
cup
water
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2
tablespoons
unsalted butter
diced
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1
egg
at room temperature
For the topping:
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1/2
cup
granulated sugar
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1/4
cup
unsalted butter
at room temperature
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1/4
cup
creamy peanut butter
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2
tablespoons
honey
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1/2
cup
chopped peanuts
For the bun dough:
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Whisk together 1 cup flour, yeast, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.
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Heat milk, water, and butter in a saucepan until it reaches 125°F (butter does not need to melt). Add to flour mixture and stir to combine.
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Add egg and mix using flat beater at medium speed for 3 minutes.
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By hand, stir in remaining 1/2 cup flour to make a stiff batter. Add a small amount of flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, as needed for a stiff batter.
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Cover bowl with a towel and let rise in a warm place until light and doubled, about 45 minutes.
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Make the topping while the dough is rising.
For the topping:
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Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
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Beat sugar, butter, peanut butter, and honey in a bowl until combined and smooth. Stir in chopped peanuts.
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Spoon topping equally into the muffin cups (about 1 heaping tablespoon for each cup).
For the buns:
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Stir down batter and spoon over topping in muffin cups. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place until double, about 30 minutes.
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Remove towel and bake buns for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown.
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Cover pan with aluminum foil and invert on a cooling rack. Serve warm or cold.
A recipe for Peanut Butter Buns. Delight your family and friends with these light and airy buns topped with a sticky peanut butter glaze.