Carrot and Turnip Buns

July 31st, 2009 by

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Do you have a vegetable dish that you make for those special occasions, when all the family gets together? Well, this is the one, that our family is always looking forward to every Thanksgiving and Christmas. Even the kids love these mashed carrots and turnips, sweetened with a little brown sugar and enriched with butter. The kids hate eating them separately, but they will dig into them mashed together.

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I first tried them when my wife made me a Cornish game hen dinner, when we first started dating. She had told me that her family always had mashed carrots and turnips for every family dinner. After one bite, they became a favorite of mine too. I decided to use them in a bread/bun recipe and they turned out beautifully. I made them square because I thought they would look unique. Vegetables are wonderful to use in breads. They add so much flavor and work really well with dough. The flavor of the vegetables are there, but never over power the bread.

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These square buns also made the most stunning sandwiches. I made them like a club house and sliced the buns in three. They look like they would be difficult to eat, but the buns are soft and squish down. This would be a wonderful sandwich for a special day like a baby shower, bridal shower or a birthday. These square buns have become a favorite of mine.

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Posted in Buns | 9 Comments �

9 Responses to “Carrot and Turnip Buns”

  1. on 31 Jul 2009 at 12:45 am   Miss Rachel Dixon

    After looking over seven pages of your blog, I thought I should probably comment.
    I found your blog through a search for making challah bread. I am SO glad I did. We try to eat mainly organic foods and make a lot of our own food from scratch, but I have never really been able to make good bread (excepting challah). Your blog, through your sister’s photographs, and your wonderful report of the recipes, has sparked my interest in trying my hand at making fresh bread again.
    I actually found CookingBread.com earlier today, but hadn’t realized that this blog was associated with it until I read your bios. I loved the step-by-step instructions on the Cooking Bread.com as well as the recipes. I will be making some challah tomorrow, trying a new recipe, then trying some of your other bread recipes, especially the zucchini bread one.
    I will be checking in on your blog, hopefully being successful with making most of the recipes you have put on here. I loved some of the cute little bread ones, like the cones one, and the different shaped buns. They look wonderful.
    Just wondering, what was the name of your restaurant,the soup and sandwich one? Just curious.

    Sincerely,
    Miss Rachel

  2. on 31 Jul 2009 at 1:03 am   Rosa

    OMG, those sandwiches look heavenly! Beautiful!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  3. on 31 Jul 2009 at 7:45 am   Meeta

    what a lovely looking bread and the use of it with those sandwiches is splendid!

  4. on 31 Jul 2009 at 9:26 am   Ramya Kiran

    Wow, they look so soft and flavorsome! The Sandwiches are making me hungry.

  5. on 31 Jul 2009 at 9:46 am   Shalaine

    I’m always trying to find differnt ideas to bring to our holiday table because my family is stuck in a rut of the same stuff every holiday! Which can be good, but a little boring. I just had a question about the baking method – you put a weighed down baking sheet onto the buns while cooking, correct? And with the sheet ontp during the baking process, how do you know when they’re done? Thanks!

  6. on 31 Jul 2009 at 11:47 am   chuck

    Hi Shalaine,

    yes, you place the cookie sheet with the rocks on top while baking. I wouldn’t worry to much about them being cooked enough. Really most buns in muffin tins take between 25 – 30 minutes to cook. You shouldn’t have a problem.

    Of course, you can remove the cookie sheet 5 minutes before they are finished, so you can check them. The cookie sheet is to stop the tops of the buns from becoming round. So, if you removed the cookie sheet 5 minutes before it won’t make a difference with the buns. They will be set by that time.

    take care,

    chuck

  7. on 02 Aug 2009 at 9:25 am   Rocquie

    I have been baking bread for many years. I am very excited to discover this recipe (and your blog) on a number of levels.

    I have been testing recipes for a couple of years, to use for leftover Thanksgiving turkey sandwiches. I would have never though about using the root vegetables, but it makes so much sense. Have you ever considered adding sage, and other “stuffing” herbs to this dough?

    Lastly, my husband gave me that exact square muffin pan for Christmas last year and I’m always looking for cool ways to use it!

    Excellent work, Chuck.

  8. on 05 Aug 2009 at 5:07 pm   Rachel

    Enjoy your site. Thank you.

  9. on 10 Aug 2009 at 10:05 pm   Goldilocks Bakery

    my auntie loves baking..can i have some bread recipes?
    those sandwiches making me hungry…yummy!

    Seth

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