Prep Time: 30 mins | Cook Time: 35 mins | Additional Time: 2 hrs | Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins | Yield: 12 Servings
Sweet, sticky, and very delicious! These Chef John’s Sticky Buns are my favorite treats to serve to my friends and loved ones! You will be amazed by how easy it is to make these treats. In just about 3 hours, you can enjoy them!
Ingredients:
For the Dough:
2 tbsp white sugar
⅔ c warm milk
4 c all-purpose flour, or more as needed
6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
⅔ c warm water
1 ½ tsp fine salt
2 tsp active dry yeast
1 large Egg, beaten
For the Sticky Topping:
½ c packed light brown sugar
A pinch of salt
1 c chopped toasted pecans
¼ c white sugar
6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
3 tbsp water
Sugar Filling:
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¾ c packed light brown sugar
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, add milk and water. Whisk to combine. Stir in the yeast and allow it to rise for 10 minutes.
Stir in melted butter, sugar, and egg to combine. Stir in the rest of the salt and sugar as well.
Sprinkle flour onto a flat surface, then place the dough on it. Knead it with your clean hands for about 5 minutes. Cover it with plastic and let it rise for another hour in a warm area in your house.
Prepare the oven and preheat it to 190 degrees C or 375 degrees F.
Brush the inside of a 9×13-inch metal baking pan with butter.
In a mixing bowl, add salt, melted butter, white sugar, water, and brown sugar. Whisk everything until well incorporated.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread it evenly. Top with the pecans.
In another mixing bowl, add the cinnamon and brown sugar. Whisk to combine.
Knead the dough into a rectangle on a floured surface, then top it with the cinnamon mixture. Roll it up and form it into a cylinder. Cut into 12 slices and lay them in the prepared pan.
Bake for 35 minutes at 200 degrees F.
Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts:
Fat 20g 25% | Saturated Fat 8g 42% | Cholesterol 47mg 16% | Sodium 325mg 14% | Total Carbohydrate 63g 23% | Dietary Fiber 2g 8% | Total Sugars 30g | Protein 7g | Vitamin C 0mg 1% | Calcium 57mg 4% | Iron 3mg 14% | Potassium 160mg 3%
Ingredients
- For the Dough:
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- ⅔ c warm milk
- 4 c all-purpose flour, or more as needed
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- ⅔ c warm water
- 1 ½ tsp fine salt
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 large Egg, beaten
- For the Sticky Topping:
- ½ c packed light brown sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 1 c chopped toasted pecans
- ¼ c white sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tbsp water
- Sugar Filling:
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ c packed light brown sugar
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, add milk and water. Whisk to combine. Stir in the yeast and allow it to rise for 10 minutes.
Stir in melted butter, sugar, and egg to combine. Stir in the rest of the salt and sugar as well.
Sprinkle flour onto a flat surface, then place the dough on it. Knead it with your clean hands for about 5 minutes. Cover it with plastic and let it rise for another hour in a warm area in your house.
Prepare the oven and preheat it to 190 degrees C or 375 degrees F.
Brush the inside of a 9x13-inch metal baking pan with butter.
In a mixing bowl, add salt, melted butter, white sugar, water, and brown sugar. Whisk everything until well incorporated.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread it evenly. Top with the pecans.
In another mixing bowl, add the cinnamon and brown sugar. Whisk to combine.
Knead the dough into a rectangle on a floured surface, then top it with the cinnamon mixture. Roll it up and form it into a cylinder. Cut into 12 slices and lay them in the prepared pan.
Bake for 35 minutes at 200 degrees F.
Serve and enjoy!
