Mincemeat Sticky Buns
- 1 large navel orange
- 1 (9-ounce) package condensed mincemeat, crumbled
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 pound frozen white bread dough, thawed overnight in refrigerator according to package instructions
- Grate enough orange zest to measure 1 teaspoon , then squeeze juice from orange.
- Stir together zest, juice, and mincemeat in a bowl and let stand at room temperature, stirring occasionally, until liquid is absorbed, about 1 hour.
- Spread 2 tablespoons butter generously over bottom and lightly onto sides of a 9-inch square baking pan and sprinkle bottom with 1/3 cup brown sugar.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 16- by 10-inch rectangle.
- Spread remaining 2 tablespoons butter over top of dough, then sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar and crumble mincemeat evenly over sugar.
- Beginning from 1 long side, roll up dough into a log (like a jelly roll) and pinch seam to seal, then cut log crosswise into 9 equal slices.
- Arrange slices, a cut side down and about 1 1/2 inches apart, in baking pan.
- Cover pan with a sheet of wax paper and then a kitchen towel and let buns rise in a warm draft-free place until they fill pan, about 1 1/4 hours.
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375F.
- Remove kitchen towel and wax paper from baking pan and bake buns 30 minutes, then loosely cover with foil and continue to bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes more.
- Cool slightly in pan on a rack, about 5 minutes.
- Wearing oven mitts, invert a platter over pan and, keeping platter and pan firmly pressed together, invert buns onto platter.
- Carefully lift pan off buns.
- Cool buns to warm.
orange, condensed mincemeat, unsalted butter, brown sugar, bread
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mincemeat-sticky-buns-108786 (may not work)