Saffron Buns Recipe

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Saffron Buns
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Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cups boiling water
  • 2 1/4 oz yeast
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup lard
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 1/2 cups flour
  • 10 oz currants
  • 8 oz citron

Directions:

  1. Heat the water in a glass 2 Cup measuring cup in the microwave for 2 minutes. Put saffron into the boiling water and let steep for at least 15 minutes.
  2. Dissolve yeast, sugar and warm water in the bottom of your KA mixer bowl or large bowl. Let it activate for 10 minutes.
  3. In the mixer bowl with the yeast mixture, add the sugar, salt, lard, eggs, flour, and lemon extract. Mix slowly to incorporate.
  4. Remove your mixer bowl from the mixer. Add the steeped saffron. Put it back on the mixer and slowly incorporate the saffron mixture.
  5. Last, add the currents and citron and mix thoroughly.
  6. Let rise approximately 1-2 hours.
  7. Drop by heaping T. on Air Bake pans. Put no more than 12 on a sheet. Continue dropping buns on additional sheets. Let rise in a warm place until doubled.(1-2 hours).
  8. While buns are raising, preheat oven to 350 deg.
  9. Bake each sheet pan separately, they bake to a light golden brown. My oven seems to burn if I have more than one sheet in at a time.
  10. Bake appr. 15 minutes, remove from the oven and put next sheet into the oven. When they are cool, store in Ziploc freezer bags. What you don't eat the first few days, the rest should last through the holidays. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 9830.17 Kcal (41157 kJ)
Calories from fat 3730.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 414.49g 638%
Cholesterol 522.11mg 174%
Sodium 26049.72mg 1085%
Potassium 4187.38mg 89%
Total Carbs 1181.47g 394%
Sugars 173.02g 692%
Dietary Fiber 123.54g 494%
Protein 152.85g 306%
Vitamin C 117.9mg 197%
Iron 68.9mg 383%
Calcium 3120.1mg 312%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 316.75 Kcal (1326 kJ)
Calories from fat 120.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.36g 638%
Cholesterol 16.82mg 174%
Sodium 839.37mg 1085%
Potassium 134.93mg 89%
Total Carbs 38.07g 394%
Sugars 5.58g 692%
Dietary Fiber 3.98g 494%
Protein 4.93g 306%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 197%
Iron 2.2mg 383%
Calcium 100.5mg 312%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 230.3
    Points
  • 239
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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