Name: Sticky Buns
Yield: Makes 12 buns
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ cups/360 ml whole milk; 2 eggs, beaten; 6 tbsp/85 g unsalted butter, melted; 1 tbsp kosher salt; 5¼ cups/650 g all-purpose flour; ¾ cup/150 g firmly packed brown sugar; 4 tbsp/55 g unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1½ cups/170 g whole pecans (optional); 1 cup/200 g granulated sugar; 2 tbsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp kosher salt; 3 tbsp corn syrup; 3 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp water; ¼ cup/50 g granulated sugar; ¾ cup/170 g unsalted butter; 1 tbsp active dry yeast

Preparation info

Makes
12
buns

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brown Sugar Kitchen

By Tanya Holland

Published 2014

About

Our selection of baked goods has changed over the years, depending on who’s in the kitchen. But regardless of who’s baking, these sticky buns have remained a constant. Because, let’s be honest, you can’t improve on a great sticky bun. We serve these only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and many of our regulars show up just for these. This may be one of the more complicated baking recipes we make, but it’s worth the time and effort if you’re feeling ambitious. Make sure you take a pictur