Healthy Beet Buns

Healthy, light, soft and nutritious sweet beet buns are eye catching for kids and adults. The purple puréed beets hold their color well in baking, making these buns as pretty as they are tasty and dont taste like beet. Surprise your friends and family with these beautiful colorful and healthy bread buns. Easy way to get kids to eat their beets. They’re delicious, I promise!

Ingredients

11/3 cup of cooked beet

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup of water

2 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast

3 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons yogurt

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2 teaspoons of salt

2 tablespoons milk for topping

White sesame seeds for topping

Steps:

1. Peel and chop beets into small pieces and place them in a steamer to steam until fully cooked and very tender. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

2. Blend the cooked beets with the water and yogurt until you get a smooth puree and set aside.

3. In a bowl add the flours, salt, oil and puréed beets. Knead until it forms a homogeneous and elastic dough. You may have to add some extra flour if the dough is too sticky. Make a smooth ball and leave it to rise in a container for two hours or until doubled in size.

4. Take the dough out onto a floured surface and divide the dough into 6 equal portions.

5. Roll out each dough into a long roll of medium thickness, then roll it into a swirl to form a bun. Tuck the end under the roll.

6. Place the swirled buns on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Let the buns rise again until doubled in size.

7. Apply a glaze of milk on the buns with a brush.

8. Sprinkle white sesame seeds for topping.

8. Bake at 350 F for 30 to 35 minutes. Once baked take the buns out and place them on a cooling rack.

9. Enjoy these healthy, yummy rich colored beet buns with softened butter.

Enjoy!