Magnolia Bakery's Glazed Breakfast Buns

Submitted by Marie

"I have found all the recipes I have tried from the Magnolia Bakery to be really awesome! These are wonderful served along with brunch or just alone with a good cup of coffee."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 18 buns

ingredients

• Buns

• 3 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups unsalted butter, softened
• 2 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs, at room temperature
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

• Glaze

• 1 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons water

• Garnish

• 1 1⁄2 cups coarsely chopped pecans (or nut of your choice) or 1 1/2 cups walnuts (or nut of your choice)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Grease and flour 18 large muffin cups.

3. To make buns:

4. In a medium size bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
5. In a large bowl, on low speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter with the sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
6. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
7. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk and vanilla, in three parts, beating until well incorporated.
8. Spoon the batter into the muffin cups.
9. Bake for 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into center of bun comes out clean.
10. Remove from oven and allow buns to cool for about 30 minutes.

11. To make glaze:

12. In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and the water until smooth.
13. Drizzle the glaze over the buns and sprinkle generously with chopped nuts.