Who doesn’t love soft, ooie, gooey cinnamon rolls? When they are transformed in “Sticky Buns”, even better! Sticky Buns just means that you add a bottom layer of butter, cinnamon and sugar with walnuts or pecans before putting the uncooked buns on top. Then let it rise, bake it, then invert it so the sticky sweet caramel and nuts are on top of the cinnamon rolls, my favorite! I was really impressed with how these came out, so soft!
Sticky Buns:
Dough:
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1 egg
- 1/4 condensed milk (or 4 Tablespoons sugar and 4 tablespoons milk or cream)
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup soft butter
Cinnamon filling for Cinnamon Rolls:
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
To make it “Sticky Buns”:
- 1/2 cup of butter, melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
Dough Instructions:
- Add 1 cup warm milk to a large bowl
- Add yeast
- Add egg, condensed milk, sugar and salt, stir together
- Add flour and and stir until a dough forms (dough hooks or use your hands)
- Add 1/4 soft butter, beat in with dough hooks
- Knead 10 minutes with dough hooks or your hands
- Let rise 1 hour
- Roll out with a rolling pin until 1/2 inch thick
To Assemble Cinnamon Rolls:
- Stir together 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar, pinch of salt and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Melt 1/4 cup butter and spread out on dough
- Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture on the top
- Roll up like cinnamon rolls
- Place on a buttered dish, cover and allow to rise another hour.
To make it “Sticky Buns”:
- Place melted 1/2 cup butter in a 9×13 baking dish
- Add 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar and cinnamon and pecans or walnuts
- Place cut cinnamon rolls cut side up in the cinnamon mixture.
- Cover and allow to rise another hour
- Bake 350 for 30 minutes
Allow to cool just a few minutes then invert onto a platter so the sticky side is up. Be careful not to get any of the hot stickiness on your body while flipping it, it’s hot!
