Lemon Buns

Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 3/4 cup lukewarm milk
• 1/2 stick cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract or 1 tablespoon grated lemon, zest of
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 1/3 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/8 teaspoon lemon extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemons, zest of

Recipe

• 1 ---manual/mixermethod---.
• 2 combine all of the dough ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir to form a cohesive dough.
• 3 knead the dough, by hand (on a lightly oiled work surface) or machine, for 5 to 8 minutes, until it's smooth, soft and supple; avoid adding too much flour, as this will make the buns tough and dry.
• 4 place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and allow the dough to rise for about 1 1/2 hours, or until it's puffy, though it may not have doubled in bulk.
• 5 ---breadmachine method---.
• 6 place all of the dough ingredients into the pan of your machine, program the machine for manual or dough, and press start.
• 7 when the machine has completed its cycle, set a timer for 30 minutes, and allow the dough to continue to rise; it may crest the top of the bucket, but shouldn't overflow.
• 8 transfer the dough to a lightly oiled work surface, and divide it into 20 pieces.
• 9 allow the pieces to rest, covered, for 10 minutes.
• 10 round the dough into balls, and place them in two lightly greased 9-inch round cake pans.
• 11 cover the pans, and allow the buns to rise for about 1 hour, or until they're nice and puffy and have filled the pan.
• 12 while the buns are rising, combine the glaze ingredients, and set aside.
• 13 brush the buns lightly with half of the glaze.
• 14 bake them in a preheated 375°f oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until they're golden brown.
• 15 remove the buns from the oven, and brush them with the remaining glaze.
• 16 transfer them to a wire rack to cool.