Pecan Stickiest Buns

Name: Pecan Stickiest Buns
Yield: Makes 15 buns
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ⅓ cup dark corn syrup; 2 cups (about 8 ounces/225 grams) pecan halves, pieces, or a combination; 1 cup (about 4 ounces/100 grams) pecan pieces, coarsely chopped; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted; ¾ cup light brown sugar; 1 batch Sweet Yeast Dough as in Bakery Crumb Buns, omitting the spices from the dough, prepared up to the end of step 5; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, very soft; 1 cup light brown sugar; 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preparation info

Makes
15
buns

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Modern Baker

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2008

About

If you’re making sticky buns, I think it’s best to go all the way and then some—there’s no such thing as a “light” sticky bun. These are loaded with pecans, brown sugar, and butter, and they are lethally addictive.

Ingredients

1 batch Sweet Yeast Dough as in Bakery Crumb Buns, omitting the spices from the dough, prepared up to the end of step 5

Americas
United States
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

For the filling, use a small rubber spatula to stir together the butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Set aside.
Flour a work surface and press the dough into a rough rectangle. Even up the sides and corners with your hands and lightly flour the dough. Gently roll it into a 12 × 20-inch<