Sticky Buns
- Softened butter, for bowls and baking pan
- 1 cup light muscavado sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 orange, zest finely grated
- 1 cup sliced almonds, lightly toasted
- 1 package yeast
- 1 cup warm milk (about 110 degrees F)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus a pinch
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons softened butter
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Butter a 9 by 13-inch baking pan.
- For the glaze:
- Combine the sugar, butter, honey, orange juice and zest in a saucepan and bring to a boil; boil until slightly thickened.
- Pour the glaze into the prepared pan, and scatter the nuts over the top.
- For the dough:
- Sprinkle yeast over warm milk with a pinch of the granulated sugar; set aside until foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Melt 1/4 cup butter and whisk into yeast with vanilla and egg yolk.
- Whisk the flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
- Stir in yeast mixture to make a sticky dough.
- Knead the dough on a floured work surface until soft and elastic, 6 to 8 minutes.
- (Dough will be soft and elastic, but not terribly sticky.)
- Shape into a ball, brush with a little melted butter and put into a large bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Knead the dough and reform into a ball.
- Return to the bowl, cover with buttered plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
- For the filling:
- Roll the dough into 10 by 18-inch rectangle with a long edge facing you.
- Spread soft butter over the surface.
- Whisk 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon together, scatter over butter.
- Roll into a long tight cylinder; pinch long edge to seal.
- Cut into 1 1/2-inch rolls with string or dental floss.
- Evenly space the rolls in the pan.
- Cover and let rise, at room temperature, until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake until golden, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Rest at room temperature 10 minutes, unmold, and serve warm.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/sticky-buns-recipe.html (may not work)