Santa's Sticky Buns

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"I forget where I got this recipe, but they are so good. I often take these to work and my co-workers just love them! I especially like to make them on holiday mornings. They are worth the time it takes to prepare! They never last long anywhere I take them. I suggest this recipe for experienced bakers. Edited 1/4/08 to correct yeast package amounts."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8-12

ingredients

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages fast rise yeast
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 8 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar, plus
• 2⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups milk, plus
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 12 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 (6 ounce) can pecans, chopped (optional)
• 4 teaspoons cinnamon

directions

1. In large bowl, combine yeast, salt, 2 cups flour and 2/3 cup sugar.
2. Heat 2 cups of milk and 6 T butter. Gradually beat liquid into dry ingredients until blended.
3. Increase speed; beat 2 minutes. Beat in eggs and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes.
4. Stir in 5 cups flour. Knead dough 10 minutes. Shape dough into ball. Cover and let rest for about 15 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, melt 6 T butter. Mix nuts, cinnamon and 1 1/2 cups sugar.
6. Grease roasting pan.
7. Cut dough in half and roll into 20 x 10-inch rectangle. You shouldn't need flour to roll dough.
8. Brush dough with 1/3 of the butter; sprinkle with half of cinnamon/sugar mixture. Roll into jelly roll fashion. Slice crosswise.
9. Repeat with other half of dough. Cover and let rise 30 minutes in pan.
10. Then brush with remaining butter. (If necessary, melt some more butter and pour over rolls).
11. Bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
12. For Glaze: In cup, mix powdered sugar with 4 t milk. Brush glaze over hot rolls.

Reviews

[Annacia]

DH was half way through a roll when he said that the had to be 5 stars. I skipped the glaze as I have no powdered sugar in the house. I think that the dough withs have risen higher but my mixed self destructed after I had just started the beating (I have to get a stand mixer!). I used brown sugar, cinnamon and raisins for the filling as that is what dh likes and I made them for him.

 

[Lavender Lynn]

This is good. The first pan was gone within minutes, and another was guarded carefully until the camera could be ready. I loved the emphasis on beating and kneading -- bakers often neglect this. It's important to note that the first ingredient is two packets of 1/4 oz. each, not two and a quarter ounces of yeast, but most bakers will figure that out. The dough was stiffer than I'm used to and was an effort to knead and roll out, and there's a lot of sugar in there. The end result was nummy, though, coming out of the oven tender and beautiful. Reviewed for Beverage Tag 2007.

 

[potions]

Mmmmm.....so good. Made these for overnight guests and they all raved about them. Thanks, Lainey.

 

[Juenessa]

As I am writing this review, my husband and two of our boys have already eaten about 1/3 of the rolls. Lainey, these are very good. The only thing I did different was use half white flour and half whole wheat flour (I do this on all the bread recipes that I make). The taste of these rolls is absolutely wonderful. I wish that the bread had been a little bit more tender--but they are still delicious! These buns are so much easier to make than the cinnamon rolls that I have made in the past. Thanks for a nice dessert tonight. My family appreciates it!

 

[Zuleika L.]

These were nice. The missing amounts in the ingredient section and fitting them into the methods section was a bit time consuming though. I wish I could rate these higher, but they were just okay.