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.

BREAKFAST BUNS

Steps:

• Filling:.
• Fry bacon until crisp, remove and set aside. Keep the grease and set aside as well.
• Place chopped onions in hot pan and carmalize, may need to add 1 Tbsp of bacon grease. Once onions are done, add the spinach and put a lid on, stirring occasionally until spinach is thawed. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add 2 Tbsp of bacon grease back to pan, whisk and add in 6 eggs and scramble. Add other filling ingredients and combine.
• Once combined, line a cupcake pan with papers and divide the filling into 10 equal cupcakes. Top each with 1-2 Tbsp of cheese. Place in freezer to set. (this makes assembly easier).
• Buns:.
• In a machine, whisk egg, oil, sugar, water, 1 cup flour and salt until flour is smooth. Change to a dough hook and add the flour and yeast. Let knead for 5 minutes until dough is smooth.
• Let rise for 1 hour in a greased bowl, cover with saran wrap.
• Punch down, divide the dough into equal balls. (makes about 9 or 10) flatten out a piece of dough, making sure the edges are thinner than the middke and place one of the frozen fillings cfheese side down in the middle of the dough. Fold the dough up around the filling, pinch to close and lay on baking sheet pinched side down.
• Let rise for 10 minutes.
• Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes.