Description
These homemade honey buns are soft, sweet, and perfectly spiced with cinnamon sugar filling, topped with a luscious honey glaze. Made from scratch with simple ingredients, they offer a delightful breakfast or snack option that’s better than store-bought.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup warm water (105°F-115°F)
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup shortening (melted)
Filling
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
Glaze
- 4 2/3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients: In a mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, instant yeast, and salt thoroughly to prepare your dry mix.
- Combine wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, stir warm water, honey, beaten egg, and vanilla extract until smooth. Then add the melted shortening to this wet mixture and blend well.
- Form dough: Gradually add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients, using a stand mixer on low speed until the dough starts to come together.
- Knead dough: Knead the dough on a floured surface or using the dough hook for about 8 minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic. Place it in an oiled bowl, cover, and let it rise until doubled in size, about 1 to 2 hours.
- Prepare filling: In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon evenly for the filling.
- Shape rolls: Roll the risen dough into a large rectangle. Evenly sprinkle the cinnamon sugar filling over the dough. Roll the dough tightly into a log and cut into individual pieces to form the buns.
- Second rise: Place the cut buns on parchment-lined baking sheets, cover, and let them rise again until puffy, approximately 45 minutes.
- Bake: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake the buns for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top.
- Prepare glaze: While the buns bake, whisk together powdered sugar, honey, melted butter, and vanilla extract to create the rich glaze.
- Glaze and serve: Once buns are slightly cooled, drizzle the honey glaze generously over each warm bun. Serve fresh and enjoy your homemade honey buns!
Notes
- Ensure water is warm but not hot to activate yeast properly.
- Shortening can be substituted with unsalted butter melted for richer flavor.
- Allowing the dough to rise adequately ensures fluffy honey buns.
- These buns can be stored in an airtight container for 2-3 days or frozen for longer storage.
- For a healthier option, substitute some all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour.
