Stuffing Buns Recipe

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Donna Currie
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A longtime cook and baker, Donna Currie has written equipment reviews and bread recipes for Serious Eats.
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Updated April 19, 2019
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Every family's stuffing recipe is different, and some are very, very different. But this one hits all the typical flavor notes.

Note: If you want to gild the lily a little bit, you could add some dried cranberries to the dough. Mix them in during the last step. About 1/4 cup will be just enough.

Instructions here are for a kneading with a stand mixer, but of course you can knead by hand—it's just a lot easier to let the machine do the work.

Recipe Details

Stuffing Buns Recipe

Prep 20 mins
Cook 30 mins
Active 20 mins
Rising Time 90 mins
Total 2 hrs 20 mins
Makes 24 buns
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup lukewarm water

  • 1 tablespoon sugar

  • 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast

  • 11 1/4 ounces (about 2 1/4 cups) bread flour

  • 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning

  • 1 tablespoon dry celery flakes

  • 1 tablespoon dry parsley

  • 1 teaspoon dried chives

  • 1 teaspoon dried toasted onion flakes

  • 1/2 teaspoon dry lemon thyme

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter

Directions

  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the water, sugar, yeast, flour, poultry seasoning, celery flakes, parsley, chives, onion flakes, and thyme. Knead with the dough hook until the dough is smooth (except, of course, for the herbs, which will make the dough a little bumpy).

  2. Add the salt and butter and continue kneading until the butter is completely incorporated. Cover the bowl and set aside until the dough has doubled in size, about 50 minutes.

  3. When the dough has risen, preheat the oven to 350 degrees, sprinkle a baking sheet with cornmeal, and dust your work surface with flour. Turn the dough out and divide into 24 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball and place the finished balls onto the prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside until the buns have doubled in size and an indent remains if you press the dough lightly with a fingertip.

  4. Remove the plastic wrap and bake at 350 degrees until the buns are nicely browned, about 30 minutes. Remove the buns from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1621 Calories
52g Fat
245g Carbs
42g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories 1621
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 52g 67%
Saturated Fat 30g 148%
Cholesterol 121mg 40%
Sodium 2158mg 94%
Total Carbohydrate 245g 89%
Dietary Fiber 11g 40%
Total Sugars 14g
Protein 42g
Vitamin C 4mg 20%
Calcium 143mg 11%
Iron 5mg 29%
Potassium 522mg 11%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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