Sticky Buns

By sheppell

Newspaper clipping.

Nutty sticky buns are a tasty Sunday breakfast tradition in many central new york families.
Here is a new recipe that uses the new liquid brown sugar.

Ingredients

• Sticky buns:
• 2 packages of active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (105-115)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup liquid brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs (room temp)
• 4 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine
• 4 1/2 - 6 cups flour
• Filling:
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• Topping:
• 1 1/2 liquid brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves

Details

Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

• To prepare dough, dissolve yeast in warm water. Heat milk until scalded; stir in liquid brown sugar and butter.

• In a large bowl, combine two cups flour and salt. Add liquid brown sugar mixture and yeast mixture. Beat in an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Add eggs and 1/2 cup flour. Beat two minutes longer. With wooden spoon, stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough.

• Turn out onto floured board and knead 7-10 minutes, adding as much of remaining flour as necessary to make soft dough. Place dough in greased bowl, brush top with melted butter. Cover with plastic wrap and let dough rise until doubled in bulk.

• While dough is rising, filling and topping can be prepared. To make filling: Mix sugar and cinn. thoroughly, set aside.

• For topping: combine 1/2 cups liquid brown sugar and butter in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil rapidly for 5 minutes. Grease 2 9 inch round or square pans. Divide topping and pour into pans. Sprinkle pecan halves over brown sugar mixture.

•Punch dough down, turn onto floured board. Divide dough into halves; roll each half into 18x9 inch rectangle. Brush each half with 1 Tbsp. melted butter and sprinkle with half of filling. Roll up each rectangle jelly roll fashion, Cut into round slices.

• Place slices, cut side down into syrup in prepared pans. Brush tops with melted butter. Cover and let rise again until doubled in size. Bake 25 minutes at 350°. Immediately turn hot rolls onto serving plate.