These morning buns are a marriage of all your favorite morning flavors—coffee, cinnamon, and sweet almond.
Coffee-Almond Morning Buns
Makes 12
Ingredients
- DOUGH:
- 3¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 (0.25-ounce) package instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup sour cream, room temperature
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup hot water (120° to 130°)
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- FILLING:
- 1½ cups ground almonds
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- ⅓ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg white
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- COFFEE GLAZE:
- 3½ tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- For dough: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, place flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Add sour cream, melted butter, ¼ cup hot water, and eggs; beat at low speed until a soft dough forms. Switch to the dough hook attachment; beat for 8 minutes. Cover bowl with a clean cloth, and let rest for 10 minutes.
- For filling: In the work bowl of a food processor, place ground almonds, sugars, egg white, coffee granules, cinnamon, almond extract, and salt; pulse until combined. (Do not overmix, or it will turn into a paste.) Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- On a heavily floured surface, roll dough into an 18x10-inch rectangle. Brush dough with melted butter. Sprinkle with filling, leaving a 1-inch border on long sides of dough. Starting with one long side, tightly roll up dough, jelly-roll style, and press edge to seal. Using a serrated knife, cut into 1½-inch-thick slices. Place cut side down in prepared dish. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place (75°) until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°. Bake until lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes.
- For coffee glaze: In a small bowl, stir together cream and coffee granules until dissolved. Add confectioners’ sugar, stirring to combine. Drizzle glaze over warm rolls.
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