Sausage-Stuffed Honey Buns

• Meat

  • 1 lb Jimmy dean ground pork sausage, such as
  • 1 Sausage filling

• Produce

  • 2 Thyme, sprigs

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, large

• Condiments

  • 1/3 cup Corn syrup
  • 1 1/2 cup Honey

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1 (1/4-oz. envelope Active dry yeast
  • 5 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar, dark
  • 1 Bun dough
  • 13 2/3 tbsp Granulated sugar
  • 1 Honey glaze
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Shortening

• Dairy

  • 3/4 cup Butter, salted
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 1/4 cups Whole milk

• Liquids

  • 1/4 cup Water

• Other

  • 2 tablespoons orange zest plus 1/2 cup fresh juice (from 1 orange

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