Butter Buns
Butter Buns from Make Ahead Bread by Donna Currie. The easiest dinner rolls I’ve ever made!
Make Ahead Bread by Donna Currie is a must-have cookbook! I am so proud of my good friend and Virtual Potluck partner of Cookistry! Donna was already pretty famous for her bread making skills and it comes as no surprise for her cookbook to totally knock my socks off.
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Make Ahead Bread has 100 recipes for Melt-in-Your-Mouth Fresh Bread Every Day Plus Butters & Spreads, there is something for everyone. The recipes have a 2 step process where you mix and knead the bread and then let it rest for a day or so and then you bake it when you are ready.
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The recipes are approachable and totally crave worthy! I’m sharing the recipe for Butter Buns. I made these for Thanksgiving Dinner and they were seriously the easiest rolls I’ve ever made. They were downright delicious with our prime rib roast.

I have at least 7 recipes marked to try immediately, including the baguettes, blueberry and cream cheese buns with lemon zest, honey potato buns, and grandma pizza plus a few more! Gorgeous photos and amazing recipes, you are going to love it!

To celebrate, we are bringing back the whole Virtual Potluck gang! So be sure to visit them all for more delicious recipes from Make Ahead Bread!
Now how about that recipe for the easiest ever dinner rolls, which make a double amazing breakfast with a little warm honey! 
Butter Buns
Ingredients
- Nonstick Baking Spray
- 1 cup room temperature water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 3 cups (13 1/2 ounces0 bread flour plus more as needed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 stick 8 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- ON PREP DAY
- Spray a 9 x 1-inch baking pan with nonstick baking spray.
- Combine the water, sugar, yeast, flour and salt in a stand mixer and knead with the sought hook until smooth. Add the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, letting each tablespoon incorporate into the dough before adding the next.
- Cover the bowl and set the dough aside to rise until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour .
- Flour your work surface and turn oth the dough. Divide it into 12 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
- Arrange the balls on the prepared baking pan and cover it with plastic wrap or place it in a large plastic bag and tie the open end closed. Refrigerate overnight or up to 24 hours.
- ON BAKING DAY
- Take the sought out of the refrigerator and heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Remove the plastic and bake the buns until nicely browned and the internal temperature is 190 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool




my all time favorite bread recipe is the simple no knead bread that gets baked in the dutch oven! Reminds me so much of good german, crusty bread!
my favorite bread is challah
Wow! Will be making these soon. As for my favorite, no way, I’ve never eaten a bread I didn’t like! Thank you for the GREAT giveaway. Merry Christmas
My favorite bread is definitely brioche!
I have just discovered your website and can’t wait to do some more exploring! These butter buns look amazing! I love to make quick breads, too. This time of year, a good beer bread with chili for dinner is a favorite.
I really need to get back to baking bread! It’s one of my favorite things to do in the kitchen. We love sourdough around here and I need to get a starter going asap!
I love brioche.
OMG, those Butter Buns look amazing…I love all things bread!
Since I have started to get into making recipes, it would be nice to win these prizes to help get me started.
I love sourdough bread!
These look wonderful. Can’t wait to try them.
I love Swedish Rye Bread. Sweet rye with a hint of Orange and anise.
Challah bread is my favorite! I use my Bubbe’s recipe.
im a sourdough lover!
My favorite bread is sourdough. Topped with butter and honey.
Grandma Sycamores
Our favorite bread is the 5 minute artisan bread. So easy and flawless.
my favorite bread is sourdough
I love French bread with butter!
I love brioche!!!