Cranberry Sticky Buns

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Ready In:
2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
19
Yields:
12 sticky buns
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ingredients

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directions

  • DOUGH: Mix together yeast, milk and sugar.
  • Set aside to bloom.
  • Mix the salt, mace and flour together.
  • Add the eggs and butter to the yeast, then pour the dry mixture on top and place on your kitchenaid with the dough hook attachment.
  • Mix for at least 10 minutes, or until smooth and satiny in texture.
  • Add flour as needed.
  • Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead by hand a few turns or until very smooth.
  • Put into a buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside to rise until doubled.
  • FILLING: Mix the nuts together.
  • Mix all remaining ingredients together along with half of the walnut-pecan mixture.
  • Set aside.
  • TOPPING: Spread the softened unsalted butter evenly across the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan.
  • Mix the remaining half of the nuts with the brown sugar, the vanilla, and lemon zest and sprinkle over the top.
  • ASSEMBLY: Roll the dough into a rectangle approximately.
  • 12 x 18 inches.
  • Brush with the melted butter except for about 1 inch along one of the 18 inch sides.
  • Sprinkle the cranberry filling all over the buttered dough, the roll it up jelly roll style, pinching at each end and along the seam.
  • Cut the roll into 12 even pieces and place face down, 4 across and 3 down, in the pan.
  • Cover and proof until nearly doubled.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F.
  • for 30- 35 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and the sugar is bubbling up between the rolls.
  • Remove the pan from the oven, wait 5 minutes, then invert onto a baking sheet.
  • Cool and serve.

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Reviews

  1. I agree with you- these are the best buns that I have made, too. I used freshly grated nutmeg in place of the mace, and did the refrigerator-rise method. Just heavenly- the tart cranberries are wonderful, here. Thanks!
     
  2. This is a delicious sweet bun, with lots of good stuff! I couldn't find fresh cranberries, as I made these the first week of May, and there are no fresh cranberries in the markets here now. So instead I subbed dried tart cherries. I used the lemon zest option. I think I got confused with the topping/filling instructions, so I ended up just combining the nuts, dried cherries, lemon zest, cinnamon and nutmeg all together, and used it both for the topping and the filling. It came out beautifully. I will have to try this again in the fall when fresh cranberries are available, because that could only make this better. I especially love the softly spiced sweet dough! Thanks, kiwidutch!
     
  3. These were great. I used orange zest instead of lemon simply because I love the flavor of oranges and cranberries. I also used the cinnamon instead of the mace. To reduce the sugars, I replaced the sugar in the filling with Splenda and used Splenda brown sugar for the topping.
     
  4. Utterly wonderful. I particularly enjoyed the fact that they aren't super-sweet. Not sugary icky, but caramel. Perfect for adults. And kids. The distinctive difference between these and many other sticky bun recipes is the dough. The mace adds a whole new delicious dimension. Anyone looking at this recipe--MAKE THEM. :-)
     
  5. ***** Wow. THE best sweet dough I have ever made. It's perfect. I got a new food processor that came with a dough blade. I had my doubts but gave it a try and, believe it or not, it worked beautifully. I may try to make the filling and topping more decadent (not that it's really needed)but this is definitely my future sticky bun recipe. Thanks, Mean Chef. Outstanding buns.
     
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Tweaks

  1. These were great. I used orange zest instead of lemon simply because I love the flavor of oranges and cranberries. I also used the cinnamon instead of the mace. To reduce the sugars, I replaced the sugar in the filling with Splenda and used Splenda brown sugar for the topping.
     

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