St. Lucia Buns

Name: St. Lucia Buns
Yield: Makes 16 Buns
Ingredients: ¼ cup, boiling water; ¼ teaspoon, saffron threads, crumbled; ⅛ teaspoon, ground turmeric; 3½ cups (17½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; ¾ , whole milk, room temperature; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; ⅓ cup (2⅓ ounces), granulated sugar; 2 , large eggs (1 at room temperature, 1 lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water and pinch salt); 1 teaspoon, salt; ⅓ cup, currants; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water and pinch salt; ¼ cup pearled, sugar

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SERVESMakes 16 Buns

TIME1½ hours, plus 2 hours rising and 1 hour cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Saffron was revered in times past by royalty, but many modern commercial bakeries now rely on artificial food dye for their St. Lucia buns. We wanted to re-create the classic dough. We found through testing that we needed just a small amoun...

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