NEW @ Trader Joe’s MORNING BUNS

These are NEW ITEM that recently came out from Trader Joe’s called MORNING BUNS – “Sweet rolls with flakey butter croissant dough, cinnamon sugar filloing and sweetented orange zest”

The prep is a bit similar to Trader Joe’s excellent CHOCOLATE CROISSANTS. Meaning the night before you take them out and let them proof overnight (or 7-9 hours) at room temperature before baking them for approximately 15 minutes at 375. I haven’t had a chance to try them yet myself but they seem promising based on how good the same type of laminated dough used in the chocolate croissants is.

I think it’s cool that they have even provided the paper cups that you bake them in to save you a few steps. Just put them on a baking tray or in a muffin tin to proof.

A package of 4 is $4.99 – I’m sure at some bakery something like this would easily cost that about four or five bucks each for one!

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/morning-buns-082774

Trader Joe’s says” “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.”

I did find one Instagram user who has given them a thumbs up with, “I think it’s a winner”