Mickey's Quick Sticky Buns

A friend gave me this.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 8 rolls

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar, packed and divided
• 2  tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2  teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄3 cup  coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1 (8 ounce) package  crescent roll dough
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F Butter 9-inch cake pan; set aside.
2. Melt 2 1/2 tablespoons butter in small saucepan over low heat. Whisk in 1/4 cup brown sugar, corn syrup, and lemon juice.
3. Increase heat to medium and whisk until sugar melts and syrup boils. Pour syrup evenly over bottom of prepared pan. Sprinkle with walnuts.
4. Unroll dough on floured surface; press perforations together. Roll out dough to 8x-12 inch rectangle. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar and cinnamon.
5. Starting at a short side, roll up dough as for a jelly roll. Cut crosswise into 8 1-inch thick rounds. Arrange rounds in syrup in pan.
6. Bake buns until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool in pan 1 minute. Place pan over plate. Invert buns onto plate. Remove pan. Spoon any remaining syrup in pan onto buns and serve.