Pear Streusel Breakfast Buns Recipes

PEAR STREUSEL BREAKFAST BUNS

Steps:

• Grease and lightly flour 12 large muffin cups.
• To make the topping: in a mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the brown sugar mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add in the walnuts; using your hands, toss until the ingredients are well combined; set aside.
• To make the buns: in a small mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a larger mixing bowl, cream the butter, using an electric mixer, until smooth.
• Add in the sugar gradually and beat about 3 minutes or until fluffy.
• Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add in the dry ingredients in two parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla, beating after each addition until well incorporated.
• Stir in the pears.
• Spoon batter into the muffin cups.
• Sprinkle the streusel topping over the top of the buns, being sure to keep the crumbs within the muffin cups (or the buns will be difficult to remove from the pan).
• Bake in a 350° oven for 20-25 minutes or until pick comes out clean.

PEAR STREUSEL

Steps:

• Make the crust: Roll out dough to a 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate. Crimp edges. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the cranberry sauce: Bring cranberries, granulated sugar, water, and cinnamon stick to a simmer in a pot. Cook until cranberries are tender and start to burst and sauce is thick, about 25 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick. Let cool completely.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make the streusel: Whisk together flour, brown sugar, oats, ground cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter or rub in with your fingers until combined and mixture resembles coarse meal with some large pieces remaining. Refrigerate.
• Make the filling: Mix together pears, granulated sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, the flour, and lemon juice. Stir in cooled cranberry sauce.
• Transfer filling to crust; top with streusel. Bake until filling is bubbling in the center and top is golden, about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Let cool.

CINNAMON STREUSEL BUNS

Steps:

• For dough:
• Stir 1/2 cup lukewarm water and yeast in large bowl to blend. Whisk in lukewarm milk, melted butter, sugar and salt, then eggs. Add enough flour, 1/2 cup at a time, to form smooth but very sticky dough, stirring vigorously with wood spoon. Butter large bowl. Transfer dough to bowl; turn to coat with butter. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight (do not punch down dough).
• For streusel:
• Mix brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon in 4-cup measuring cup. Stir in melted butter; set aside.
• Butter 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Set aside 2 cups streusel; cover bottom of dish with remaining streusel. Turn dough out onto generously floured surface, scraping bowl with rubber spatula if dough sticks (do not punch down dough). Sprinkle dough lightly with flour. Roll out dough to 14-inch square. Sprinkle reserved 2 cups streusel over dough, leaving 3/4-inch plain border on all sides. Roll up jelly-roll style, enclosing streusel completely. Cut rolled dough crosswise in half, then cut each half crosswise into 7 rounds, each about 1 inch thick. Place rounds cut side down and evenly spaced atop streusel in dish (rounds will not cover streusel completely).
• Cover dish loosely with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until rounds are puffed and almost touching, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Bake buns 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Continue to bake buns until golden brown, about 20 minutes longer.
• Immediately place large baking sheet atop dish with buns. Invert buns onto baking sheet. Cool at least 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.