Spiced Sweet Dough (Base for Brown Sugar-Pecan Sticky Buns) Bon
- 1 cup warm whole milk (105A F to 115A F)
- 12 ounce active dry yeast (2 envelopes)
- 14 teaspoon sugar
- 23 cup sugar
- 1 12 teaspoons orange peel, finely grated
- 3 34 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 14 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 12 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- Stir milk, yeast, and 1/4 teaspoon sugar in small bowl.
- Let stand until mixture bubbles, about 6 minutes.
- Stir again.
- Mix remaining 2/3 cup sugar and orange peel in medium bowl.
- Add flour, cinnamon, salt, and ginger to bowl of heavy-duty stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment; mix on low speed.
- Add yeast mixture; mix on medium-low speed until dry shaggy mass forms, scraping down bowl occasionally, about 2 minutes.
- Add egg and egg yolk; beat on medium speed until well blended.
- Add sugar mixture; beat until moist soft dough that resembles thick batter forms, about 3 minutes.
- Add butter by 1 1/2 tablespoonfuls; beat on medium-low speed until almost incorporated before adding more, about 2 minutes (dough will be sticky).
- Beat dough on medium-high 2 minutes longer.
- Let dough rest in bowl 10 minutes (dough will become less sticky).
- Scrape dough out onto work surface; gather together.
- Place in large buttered bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap; let rise at room temperature until almost doubled, about 2 hours.
- Punch dough down; cover with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
milk, active dry yeast, sugar, sugar, orange peel, flour, ground cinnamon, salt, ground ginger, egg, egg yolk, unsalted butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-sweet-dough-base-for-brown-sugar-pecan-sticky-buns-bon-478683 (may not work)