Brunch

Earth Mother Breakfast Buns is for Breakfast.

Earth Mother Breakfast Buns takes 125 minutes to prepare.

Earth Mother Breakfast Buns takes 20 minutes to cook.

Earth Mother Breakfast Buns makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Earth Mother Breakfast Buns are:

2 envelopes active dry yeast
¼ c. warm water
1 tsp. sugar
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 ½ c. whole-wheat flour
1 c. cooked, mashed beets
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 c. buttermilk
½ c. sugar
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. grated orange zest
1 ½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
¾ c. melted butter
2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 tbsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
½ c. chopped, dried apricots
½ c. chopped, dried apples

Here is how you make Earth Mother Breakfast Buns:

Using the mixer bowl for a stand mixer, combine yeast, water, and sugar. Let stand 10 minutes.Add ½ cup flour to bowl, and mix 2 minutes.Add mashed beets, egg, buttermilk, sugar, oil, zest, salt, and soda. Blend in.Add most of the flour. Mix until well incorporated, add in remaining flour.Knead 5-7 minutes.Put dough in a greased bowl and turn to coat.Cover and let rise until double.To make filling, stir together butter, sugar, cinnamon and ginger until blended.Soak dried fruit in hot water 10 minutes. Drain well and pat dry.After rising, punch the dough down.Roll out the dough into a rectangle, ½” thick.Spread the filling on the dough leaving 1 inch around the edges.Sprinkle fruit over dough sheet.Roll up the dough long-wise.Slice the log (dental floss is great for this) and place the rolls in a 9x13” baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap and let proof 25 min.Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 min. until light golden brownNumber of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Earth Mother Breakfast Buns is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 323.2

• Total Fat: 9.1 g
• Cholesterol: 29.4 mg
• Sodium: 119.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 57.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
• Protein: 5.2 g