No Knead Whole Wheat Buns with Honey Butter

Special equipment

baking sheets, parchment paper, whisk

Ingredients

serves makes 12 buns

• For the Buns
• 1 1/2 cups warm water, divided
• 1/2 ounce active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
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• For the Honey Butter
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup honey, or to taste

Procedures

1. For buns: In a large bowl, combine yeast and 1/2 cup warm water. Stir to combine then let sit for 5 minutes. Add remaining 1 cup water, salt, sugar, and whole wheat flour to the bowl and stir for 2 minutes. Add all purpose flour and stir until mixture is smooth, about 1 minute more. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a dish cloth and let sit until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes.
   
2. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide dough into 12 equal portions, lightly rolling each portion into a ball and placing on the baking sheets. Let buns sit for 15 minutes to rise some more. Bake buns until golden and lightly crisp on top, 20-25 minutes.
   
3. For honey butter: In a small bowl, stir together honey and butter until smooth. Serve immediately with buns or store in the refrigerator.

No-Churn Lime Ice Cream Pie (No Ice Cream Maker Required)

 

Special equipment

Blender or food processor, pie dish or tart pan

Ingredients

serves makes 1 pie, active time 1 hour, total time 6 hours

• For graham cracker crust:
• 10 graham crackers
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
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• For lime ice cream:
• 1/2 cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated lime zest from 1 to 2 limes, plus more for garnish
• 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup cream
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Procedures

1. For pie crust: Heat oven to 375 °F with an oven rack in the middle position. In a food processor, pulse graham crackers with sugar and salt until they form a fine powder. Pour in butter and pulse until crumbs become a coarse meal, scraping down sides of the bowl as needed.
   
2. Transfer crumbs to pie plate or tart pan and press into sides and against bottom for an even thickness all over. Refrigerate for 15 minutes, then bake until crust darkens in color and smells slightly nutty, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely, then store in freezer until ready to fill with ice cream.
   
3. For the ice cream: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together lime juice, zest, condensed milk, and cream. Stir until mixture thickens, about 1 minute, and add salt to taste.
   
4. To assemble: Pour ice cream base into to pie crust, spreading it evenly across with a rubber spatula, then chill in freezer until firm, 2 to 3 hours. Let pie sit out on counter for 5 minutes before serving, then garnish with lime zest and serve.