Prep Time: 30 mins | Cook Time: 35 mins | Additional Time: 2 hrs | Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins | Yield: 12 Servings
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INGREDIENTS :
For the Dough:
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large Egg, beaten
- ⅔ c warm milk
- 1 ½ tsp fine salt
- 4 c all-purpose flour, or more as needed
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- ⅔ c warm water
For the Sticky Topping:
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 c chopped toasted pecans
- 3 tbsp water
- A pinch of salt
- ¼ c white sugar
- ½ c packed light brown sugar
Sugar Filling:
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ c packed light brown sugar
DIRECTIONS :
- In a bowl, add milk and water. Stir until well blended.
- Add yeast and allow it to rise for 10 minutes.
- Add melted butter, egg, and sugar. Stir until well blended.
- Add the rest of the flour and salt. Whisk until well blended.
- Knead for 5 minutes, then cover the dough with plastic wrap and allow it to rise for an hour.
- Prepare the oven and preheat to 190 degrees C or 375 degrees F.
- Brush with butter a 9×13-inch metal baking pan.
- In a mixing bowl, add water, white sugar, melted butter, salt, and brown sugar. Stir until well blended.
- Add the mixture into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.
- Sprinkle the pecans on top of the batter.
- In a separate bowl, add the cinnamon and brown sugar. Stir until well blended.
- Sprinkle flour onto a flat surface, then place the dough on it. Knead to about an 18×15-inch rectangle.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon mixture on top of the dough.
- Roll the dough from end to end. Shape it into a cylinder. Slice the dough into 12 even pieces.
- Place the buns into the prepared pan and arrange them into 3 rows.
- Cover with foil, then place them inside the preheated oven and bake for about 1 hour.
- Allow them to cool completely at room temperature.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 448.5 Protein: 6.6g13 % Carbohydrates: 63g20 % Dietary Fiber: 2.3g9 % Sugars: 29.7g Fat: 19.8g30 % Saturated Fat: 8.3g41 % Cholesterol: 47.1mg16 % Vitamin A Iu: 406.9IU8 % Niacin Equivalents: 4.2mg32 % Vitamin B6: 0.1mg4 % Vitamin C: 0.1mg Folate: 97.3mcg24 % Calcium: 56.8mg6 % Iron: 2.6mg14 % Magnesium: 26.4mg9 % Potassium: 159.6mg5 % Sodium: 324.7mg13 % Thiamin: 0.4mg42 % Calories From Fat: 178
CHEF JOHN’S STICKY BUNS
Ingredients
- For the Dough:
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large Egg, beaten
- ⅔ c warm milk
- 1 ½ tsp fine salt
- 4 c all-purpose flour, or more as needed
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- ⅔ c warm water
- For the Sticky Topping:
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 c chopped toasted pecans
- 3 tbsp water
- A pinch of salt
- ¼ c white sugar
- ½ c packed light brown sugar
- Sugar Filling:
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ c packed light brown sugar
Instructions
- In a bowl, add milk and water. Stir until well blended.
- Add yeast and allow it to rise for 10 minutes.
- Add melted butter, egg, and sugar. Stir until well blended.
- Add the rest of the flour and salt. Whisk until well blended.
- Knead for 5 minutes, then cover the dough with plastic wrap and allow it to rise for an hour.
- Prepare the oven and preheat to 190 degrees C or 375 degrees F.
- Brush with butter a 9×13-inch metal baking pan.
- In a mixing bowl, add water, white sugar, melted butter, salt, and brown sugar. Stir until well blended.
- Add the mixture into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.
- Sprinkle the pecans on top of the batter.
- In a separate bowl, add the cinnamon and brown sugar. Stir until well blended.
- Sprinkle flour onto a flat surface, then place the dough on it. Knead to about an 18×15-inch rectangle.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon mixture on top of the dough.
- Roll the dough from end to end. Shape it into a cylinder. Slice the dough into 12 even pieces.
- Place the buns into the prepared pan and arrange them into 3 rows.
- Cover with foil, then place them inside the preheated oven and bake for about 1 hour.
- Allow them to cool completely at room temperature.
- Serve and enjoy!