Morning Buns

"First created in French American bakeries in the 1970s (though which one exactly remains up for debate), the morning bun is experiencing a resurgence in recent days, and Trader Joe’s Morning Buns live up to the hype. Laminated dough (made through an intense process of rolling, layering with butter, folding, and repeating the steps many times) creates the delicate, flaky crust akin to a croissant. In fact, our Morning Buns are made with the very same dough as our Chocolate Croissants and Almond Croissants. The twenty divine layers of dough are then covered with a cinnamon and brown sugar mix that is accented by vibrant orange zest to awaken your sun-up senses. The dough is finally cut, rolled into Buns, frozen, and packaged, leaving just the proofing and baking to you. Before you go to bed, place each frozen Morning Bun on a baking tray in the provided paper cup and let rise at room temperature for 7-9 hours. In the Morning, the Buns will have about doubled in size, ready to bake in the oven a 375°F oven for 14-16 minutes. This “muffin” format makes it so easy to take a fresh-baked Bun with you as you rush out the door. On the other hand, you may find yourself unable to resist the flaky, buttery outsides and tender-as-a-pillow insides for even as long as it takes to get to the car—we heartily endorse enjoying as soon as desired!"