Super Simple Air Buns Recipe

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Super Simple Air Buns
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
490
Calories
Total time
252
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups hot water
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 2 tsp table salt
  • 8 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp margarine (optional)

Directions:

  1. 1. In a large metal bowl combine water (this water should be tap hot, NOT BOILED if it's too hot you'll kill the yeast, if it's too cool it won't activate), sugar, salt and Vegetable Shortening. Stir until shortening has almost completely dissolved or is in very small lumps.
  2. 2. Sprinkle four cups of flour across the top of the liquid mixture creating a blanket effect (this is important) sprinkle on yeast.
  3. 3. Working quickly whisk in the yeast and flour to mixture, then switch to a wooden spoon and stir in another 2 cups of flour.
  4. 4. From this point forward your flour amounts will vary. Due to weather, climate, altitude etc the dough will continue to accept any where from another 1 to 2 and half cups of flour.
  5. 5. Knead in as much flour as the dough will accept until it is no longer sticky and feels smooth on the exterior. This takes usually about 15 minutes of good kneading and you'll be surprised at how much flour the dough will take.
  6. 6. Wash out metal bowl with hot water and dry thoroughly (do this quickly as you want the bowl to stay warm), place dough in bowl and cover with a clean tea towl.
  7. 7. Let rise 1 hour.
  8. 8. Punch down dough and let rise another 30 minute.
  9. 9. Shape dough into balls (this can vary based on desired finish product bun size. eg golf ball dough will rise and bake to about a small dinner roll size. I usually make them about the size of a small clementine for larger lunch size buns) and place on a greased cookie sheet.
  10. 10. Pre Heat Oven to 400 degrees. Cover and let rise another 1 hour, they will have doubled in size by then.
  11. 11. Bake in 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes. You'll know buns are done by their golden color.
  12. 12. If you'd like a super soft exterior to these buns rub with a small amount of butter or margarine immediately after removing from the oven. This isn't necessary and the buns are excellent without this step.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 490.25 Kcal (2053 kJ)
Calories from fat 91.48 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.16g 16%
Cholesterol 3.79mg 1%
Sodium 575.5mg 24%
Potassium 190.05mg 4%
Total Carbs 85.46g 28%
Sugars 3.95g 16%
Dietary Fiber 3.44g 14%
Protein 11.49g 23%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 25.9mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 249.21 Kcal (1043 kJ)
Calories from fat 46.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.17g 16%
Cholesterol 1.93mg 1%
Sodium 292.55mg 24%
Potassium 96.61mg 4%
Total Carbs 43.44g 28%
Sugars 2.01g 16%
Dietary Fiber 1.75g 14%
Protein 5.84g 23%
Iron 0.6mg 7%
Calcium 13.2mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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