3/14 Orange & Lavender Breakfast Buns with Lenka
Join us for this cooking with a cause class to support World Central Kitchen and #ChefsforUkraine
3/14 Orange & Lavender Breakfast Buns with Lenka at 7:30pm ET
Learn this Slovakian bakery treat that's sweet for breakfast and beyond
About this event
Update: We raised $2,300! Thank you for everyone’s generosity!
Our hearts are breaking for the people of Ukraine. We’ve launched a community fundraiser with all the proceeds going to the Word Central Kitchen which goes “wherever there is a fight so that hungry people may eat, we will be there." They’re on the border of Ukraine and Poland to help civilians escaping war.
As of the launch of this fundraiser, 1,700 hot meals of chicken, rice & veggies were served in one night on 2/25! "This is a 24-hour crossing and refugees from Ukraine are streaming through all night. This is just a start to WCK efforts on the ground!" #ChefsForUkraine
About the pastry:
Orange & lavender breakfast buns are one of my (not only breakfast) favorites because of their irresistible flavor profile and fluffiness of the dough. A recipe for breakfast buns is complex yet simple enough to create a wonderfully delicate pastry flavored with a zesty orange, aromatic lavender and warming cinnamon. Simply irresistible
About Lenka:
Lenka is a passionate baker & baking instructor from Slovakia with the main focus on Slovak, Eastern European & Russian pastries. Her love for baking goes back to the days when she was a small girl helping my grandma with kneading the dough on her knees. She shares her baking passion & traditional recipes on her blog www.wandering-senses.com and Instagram @bakewithlenka
Some of Lenka's baking classes were also featured in NY Times magazine and were rated as one of the best online baking classes in the U.S. according to PureWow. Lenka can't wait to take you on a journey exploring an Eastern European culinary heritage
Ingredients
Dough
250g Flour, all-purpose
100g Milk, whole
50g Sugar
4g Active dry yeast or 10g fresh yeast
2 Egg yolks, at room temperature
45g Butter, unsalted & softened
20g Oil, vegetable/ neutral tasting
¼ tsp. Salt
Zest from 1 Lemon
Orange Filling
60g Butter, unsalted & softened
50-60g Sugar, white or brown
¼ tsp. Cinnamon
Zest from 1 Orange
½ - 1 tsp. dried, finely chopped Lavender
A pinch of Salt
Other
1 Egg, whole for egg wash
1 tbsp. Powdered sugar + Juice from 1 Orange
Baking tools
Working oven
Scale (working in grams)
Standing mixer with a hook attachment (preferably) and 2 medium-size mixing bowls if
Hand-kneading
Kneading mat (optional)
Rolling pin
Small square/ rectangular baking pan or dish (approx. 6”x6”) or small (6”) springform
Parchment paper cut into the size of your baking pan
Plastic wrap
A couple of smaller mixing bowls
Spoons & sharp knife
Brush for egg wash
Wonderful