Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Orange Buns is a non-vegetarian American bread made with bread flour, bran, and water in about 65 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 45 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 65 minutes
  • Yield: 8 - 10 buns
  • Category: Bread
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2-3 cups bread flour
  • 1/2 cup bran
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1.5 teaspoons quick rise yeast
  • 1/2 cups (117ml) orange juice and 1/4 cup (20g) pulp ((pulp is optional))
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 flax egg

Method

  1. Warm the water to just about warm to touch and add sugar and yeast to it. Mix well and let it sit for 10 minutes or until frothy.
  2. Grease the mixer bowl and add the flours,bran and salt to it. Mix well.
  3. Add in the oil, egg and orange juice and give it a whirl.
  4. Add in the yeast mixture and run the mixer with dough hook for 10 minutes. (batches of 3 minutes with intermittent scraping)
  5. Add in more water or flour if needed. Dough should be soft, not sticky.
  6. Place dough in well greased container, covered with plastic wrap for an hour or until doubled.
  7. Punch it down and using some flour knead dough for a minute to reduce stickiness.
  8. Make 8-10 small balls. Shape balls by pulling on all sides and tucking under.
  9. Place balls on parchment, an inch apart and cover with towel and let rise for half an hour.
  10. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.