Sticky Buns
- 1/2 recipe Danish Dough (page 334)
- Unsalted butter, for pans
- 3 1/3 cups (13 ounces) pecan halves
- 2 1/4 cups light corn syrup
- 3/4 cup plus 2/3 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Let dough stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 15 minutes.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- Generously butter two 6-cup jumbo muffin pans (each cup should have a 7-ounce capacity).
- Chop 2 cups pecans, and break the remaining 1 1/3 cups in half lengthwise, keeping the two groups separate.
- Pour 3 tablespoons corn syrup into each muffin cup, and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
- Divide halved pecans evenly among the muffin cups.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to an 18-by-14-inch rectangle, about 1/4 inch thick.
- Using a spatula, spread the sour cream over the surface of the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
- Dust the sour cream with cinnamon, and sprinkle with chopped pecans and remaining 2/3 cup brown sugar.
- Roll up the dough tightly lengthwise to form a log about 3 inches in diameter, and trim the ends using a serrated knife.
- Transfer log to the prepared baking sheet.
- Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350F.
- Using a sharp knife and a sawing motion, slice the dough crosswise into 12 rounds, about 1 1/2 inches thick, and place in prepared pans.
- Cover loosely with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until 1/2 inch above the cups, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Transfer to the oven, placing a baking sheet on the rack below to catch drips.
- Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until buns are dark golden brown, about 40 minutes.
- Immediately turn out the buns onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Replace any pecan halves that have fallen off.
- Place the baking sheet on a wire rack to cool.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Sticky buns are best eaten the day they are baked.
- Danish Dough is spread with sour cream, then sprinkled with cinnamon, pecans, and brown sugar.
- Dough is rolled into a log.
- The log is sliced into rounds, which are placed atop a sugary pecan mixture in jumbo muffin cups.
recipe danish dough, butter, pecan halves, light corn syrup, sugar, flour, sour cream, ground cinnamon
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sticky-buns-390225 (may not work)