Bunny Buns are my new favorite Easter tradition!
We are going on year one, but I can just tell that this is something that will be a family favorite for years to come. Do any of you get The Friend magazine for your kiddos? This month there was a “Kitchen Crafts” recipe called Bunny Buns. My two year old was obsessed with the picture, so I decided I’d better try them out. I made them (swapping shortening for butter), and they turned out pretty good. The bread is yummy. It reminds me of an orange roll, but the glaze wasn’t my favorite. I put it on a few of the buns, and it reminded me of the glaze you get on cheap glazed donuts. So I tried a cream cheese glaze, which was just okay and didn’t look very pretty. So I’m on the lookout for a better recipe. Do any of you have a good glaze for an orange roll?
These rolls were such a hit with my two year old that I rolled some Rhodes dough (frozen dinner rolls) into the shape of bunnies again last night with dinner (pictured above). It worked awesome! I think the idea would probably work with any dough. I plan to make some dinner rolls again in the shape of Bunny Buns to go with Easter dinner every year, and I’ll probably make the orange rolls as a treat leading up to Easter. Such a fun idea!
PS Don’t forget about Easter Morning Rolls (AKA Resurrection Rolls) for breakfast on Sunday!
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| Bunny Buns (orange roll version – recipe below) |
Bunny Buns
Ingredients
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- Bunny Buns
- Submitted by Mindy ~ The Sisters Cafe1 package active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 cup milk, warmed not quite to boiling
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening (I used 1/2 butter)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 Tablespoons grated orange peel
- 5 1/2 cups flour
- Glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 teaspoon butter (not my fav… anyone have a better one?)
Instructions
- Sprinkle yeast in the warm water and set aside.
- In another bowl, blend milk, sugar, shortening, and salt. Cool until lukewarm, then add eggs, water with yeast, orange juice, and orange peel.
- Stir in flour a few cups at a time to make a soft dough. Let stand for 10 minutes.
- Knead dough 5–10 minutes on a lightly floured surface until dough is smooth and elastic (I used my Bosch for 5 minutes). Place it in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface. Cover bowl with a clean towel and put it in a warm place. Let dough rise for 2 hours, or until double in size. Punch dough down and let stand for 10 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle 1/2 inch thick. Cut dough into strips 1/2 inch wide and 14 inches long. Roll between hands into rounded snake shapes. Cut one strip into pieces 1/2 inch long, and roll into balls.
- Place one long piece of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Place one end of the strip over the other to make a loop; bring the end that is underneath up and cross it over the other end. Place a ball of dough on top of the bottom loop.
- Cover bunnies and let rise in a warm place for 45–60 minutes, until nearly double in size. Bake at 375ºF (190ºC) for 12–15 minutes.
- For the glaze, stir powdered sugar, water, and butter together. Frost bunnies with the glaze while they are still warm.
Glaze recipe
2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup water
1 Tbs. orange marmalade
1/2 tsp. butter
I too, have been making these for years and forever. I am glad the Friend reprinted the recipe. We have always loved them and put a little pink sprinkles (sugar) on the tail and cheeks.
I’m thinking about making my rolls into bunnies tomorrow for Easter dinner… I hope they turn out for me! Yours are super cute!
I’m thinking about making my rolls into bunnies tomorrow for Easter dinner… I hope they turn out for me! Yours are super cute!
I made this again this year for an Easter-themed preschool activity and was reminded how DELICIOUS they are! Seriously, SO GOOD. I need to make these all year round, just shaped differently so I can get away with it. 🙂 They are so yummy. I made it with your second glaze recipe, the one you said you could ‘drink’ because you love it so much. 🙂 And I can totally agree now – it IS so amazingly yummy! I love this recipe.
I made this again this year for an Easter-themed preschool activity and was reminded how DELICIOUS they are! Seriously, SO GOOD. I need to make these all year round, just shaped differently so I can get away with it. 🙂 They are so yummy. I made it with your second glaze recipe, the one you said you could ‘drink’ because you love it so much. 🙂 And I can totally agree now – it IS so amazingly yummy! I love this recipe.
This was actually in The Friend magazine when I was a kid, and my dad would make them every Easter!!! It is such a fun tradition!
This was actually in The Friend magazine when I was a kid, and my dad would make them every Easter!!! It is such a fun tradition!
Cute Bunny Buns
Cute Bunny Buns
Mindy, this was such a fun activity today with my kids. Thank you so much! And the bunnies were delicious. I combined the Blunkfamily and Jody's glaze recipes and it was WONDERFUL! I used the Blunkfamily glaze recipe, but used 2 T. orange zest instead of the OJ. Which is the same as the Jody's recipe except I used 1/4 c. butter. And it was fabulous! Thanks for sharing, you two! 🙂
I'm sure the Clawsons is great too – I will have to try that next time!
Mindy, this was such a fun activity today with my kids. Thank you so much! And the bunnies were delicious. I combined the Blunkfamily and Jody's glaze recipes and it was WONDERFUL! I used the Blunkfamily glaze recipe, but used 2 T. orange zest instead of the OJ. Which is the same as the Jody's recipe except I used 1/4 c. butter. And it was fabulous! Thanks for sharing, you two! 🙂
I'm sure the Clawsons is great too – I will have to try that next time!
My mom saw this yesterday and had to make the bunny buns! So with my sister, mom and I juggling a month old baby, a one year, two year and three year old, plus Grandpa we had so much fun making the bunny buns together! Thank you for the inspiration. We love your blog! Another Delicious Recipe as always!!
My mom saw this yesterday and had to make the bunny buns! So with my sister, mom and I juggling a month old baby, a one year, two year and three year old, plus Grandpa we had so much fun making the bunny buns together! Thank you for the inspiration. We love your blog! Another Delicious Recipe as always!!
What a cute idea! My kids would love this!
Here's my absolute favorite orange roll glaze – I could drink this stuff!
1/2 C butter
3/4 C sugar
1/2 C sour cream
2 T orange rind
Place all ingredients in a sauce pan. Boil over medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour over rolls right after you take them out of the oven.
What a cute idea! My kids would love this!
Here's my absolute favorite orange roll glaze – I could drink this stuff!
1/2 C butter
3/4 C sugar
1/2 C sour cream
2 T orange rind
Place all ingredients in a sauce pan. Boil over medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour over rolls right after you take them out of the oven.
Love this. Love The Friend. I loved talking with you on Sunday!
Love this. Love The Friend. I loved talking with you on Sunday!
Hey Mindy – I just saw the Barefoot Contessa make an ournage glaze with powdered sugar and the juice from an ornage.
Thank for reminding me about this recipe. I am going to make for our Easter dinner.
Lisa
Hey Mindy – I just saw the Barefoot Contessa make an ournage glaze with powdered sugar and the juice from an ornage.
Thank for reminding me about this recipe. I am going to make for our Easter dinner.
Lisa
I made these as well with a different recipe and glaze. Please stop by my blog and check it out for the recipe. My glaze is really good by the way.
http://wonintheoven.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-bunny-buns.html
I made these as well with a different recipe and glaze. Please stop by my blog and check it out for the recipe. My glaze is really good by the way.
http://wonintheoven.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-bunny-buns.html
Blunckfamily and The Clawsons,
Thank you! Thank you! I am excited to try your glazes.
Lacey,
That cracks me up about the cover of the magazine, because that was the picture my two year old was obsessed with.
Sally and Bluck Family,
I just checked my Friend, and it says they were originally published in 1980! So this is the thirtieth anniversary of the Bunny Buns. Too fun!
Mindy
Blunckfamily and The Clawsons,
Thank you! Thank you! I am excited to try your glazes.
Lacey,
That cracks me up about the cover of the magazine, because that was the picture my two year old was obsessed with.
Sally and Bluck Family,
I just checked my Friend, and it says they were originally published in 1980! So this is the thirtieth anniversary of the Bunny Buns. Too fun!
Mindy
These are the best! My mom made these when we were kids, so I agree with the last comment that this must be a recipe that the Friend magazine smartly recycled. I've been making them most years now, too. Yum!
These are the best! My mom made these when we were kids, so I agree with the last comment that this must be a recipe that the Friend magazine smartly recycled. I've been making them most years now, too. Yum!
This is a recipe that I've made for years for my kids—like maybe 35. I think it was in the Friend 100 years ago! ( I read you through my daughter Karin Webb and love your blog. ) So since I've gotten great recipes from you girls I'll share the very best ancient orange roll glaze:
Boil for 3 minutes:
1/2 cup sour cream, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 TB orange juice concentrate, and 1/4 cup butter. Mix well and then boil without stirring. It's thin, but yummy and has so much flavor (you can add grated orange peel, too) that you don't need to spread it on too thick.
This is a recipe that I've made for years for my kids—like maybe 35. I think it was in the Friend 100 years ago! ( I read you through my daughter Karin Webb and love your blog. ) So since I've gotten great recipes from you girls I'll share the very best ancient orange roll glaze:
Boil for 3 minutes:
1/2 cup sour cream, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 TB orange juice concentrate, and 1/4 cup butter. Mix well and then boil without stirring. It's thin, but yummy and has so much flavor (you can add grated orange peel, too) that you don't need to spread it on too thick.
Sounds like a great Easter tradition!
Sounds like a great Easter tradition!
How fun Mindy!! I love these! I am definetly going to add this to our traditions too! How fun! xoxo
How fun Mindy!! I love these! I am definetly going to add this to our traditions too! How fun! xoxo
My oldest has been begging to make those and they were on our list of things to do on the day off from school tomorrow. I'm glad to hear they really taste good too :-)!
My oldest has been begging to make those and they were on our list of things to do on the day off from school tomorrow. I'm glad to hear they really taste good too :-)!
How cute! They turned out great. My daughter spotted those in the Friend too and we are going to make them this weekend!
How cute! They turned out great. My daughter spotted those in the Friend too and we are going to make them this weekend!
Cute as heck! I'm going to make my orange rolls like this Sunday. Here's what I do for my orange roll glaze.
Powdered sugar
orange juice from the zested orange
1/2 t. almond extract
Mix and drizzle on top of hot orange rolls.
Thanks for all your fun recipes! I love checking to see what the sista's are making!
Cute as heck! I'm going to make my orange rolls like this Sunday. Here's what I do for my orange roll glaze.
Powdered sugar
orange juice from the zested orange
1/2 t. almond extract
Mix and drizzle on top of hot orange rolls.
Thanks for all your fun recipes! I love checking to see what the sista's are making!
OMGoodness, what a cute idea!!!
OMGoodness, what a cute idea!!!
LOL, I made these to because my son loved the picture and insisted on me making them for confrence because the family on the front of the friend was watching conference and eating bunny buns 😀 so we did. They are really good 😀
LOL, I made these to because my son loved the picture and insisted on me making them for confrence because the family on the front of the friend was watching conference and eating bunny buns 😀 so we did. They are really good 😀