This caramel pecan sticky buns recipe is a yeast bun baked on pecans and caramel. It is not a cinnamon roll with cream cheese frosting.
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Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns
- Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 buns 1x
Description
Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns. From Alissa.
Ingredients
- 3 cups (360g) flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (180ml) warm milk
- 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- For the pan: 1/2 cup (113g) butter, 3/4 cup (150g) brown sugar, 1 cup (110g) pecan halves
- Filling: 2 tablespoons butter, 1/3 cup (67g) brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Stir flour, yeast, salt, milk, sugar, egg, and 3 tablespoons butter into a soft dough. Knead 6 minutes. Rise 1 hour.
- Melt 1/2 cup butter with 3/4 cup brown sugar and pour it into a buttered 9-by-13-inch pan. Scatter the pecans.
- Roll the dough to a 12-by-16-inch rectangle. Spread the filling butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Roll, cut 12 pieces, and set them on the pecans. Rise 30 minutes.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 22 to 28 minutes. Invert onto a tray at once.
Notes
The caramel is at the bottom of the pan. Invert the pan while the buns are hot or the sugar welds itself to the metal.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Yeast
Instant yeast goes in with the flour. Active dry should be foamed in the milk first.
Caramel
Brown sugar and butter, no cream. Cream makes a sauce that slides off.
Cut
A thread or a sharp knife. A dull cut squashes the spiral.
Invert
Use a rimmed tray. Caramel runs.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 420 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Overnight?
Rise the cut buns in the fridge. Bake from cold, adding about 5 minutes.
No yeast?
This is not a biscuit bun. The yeast is the soft crumb.
Pecans burned?
They sit in the caramel, which protects them. A dark pan still needs the early check.
Sticky pan?
You waited too long to flip it. Do it while the caramel is liquid.