Cinnamon Sticky Buns

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 ounces vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 3/4 cup pecans or 3/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine water, yeast and sugar.
• 2 stir until dissolved.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, make pudding mix according to package directions (using up all the pudding mix, but only half the milk called for in the directions).
• 5 add butter, eggs and salt and mix well.
• 6 add the yeast mixture and blend.
• 7 gradually add flour and knead until smooth, adding more flour as needed to control stickiness.
• 8 once the dough is no longer sticky and is soft and silky feeling, it is ready.
• 9 place in a large greased bowl.
• 10 cover and let rise until double in bulk (about 45 minutes to 1 hour).
• 11 on a lightly floured surface, roll out to a 17 x 10 inch rectangle.
• 12 spread 1/2 cup of softened butter over surface.
• 13 in small bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon together.
• 14 sprinkle all over the surface of the dough, over the butter.
• 15 starting from one long end, roll up dough very tightly, jelly-roll style.
• 16 with a very sharp knife, cut a notch every 2 inches, and cut into 10 rolls.
• 17 make topping: in a saucepan or in a microwave oven combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup.
• 18 heat and stir until blended and sugar has nearly melted.
• 19 pour topping into the bottom of a 15 x 10 inch baking pan and sprinkle nut meats over.
• 20 place cinnamon buns on top of the caramel sauce.
• 21 press rolls down with your hands just a little.
• 22 allow to rise in a warm place until double in size (about 1 hour).
• 23 preheat oven to 350f and bake cinnamon buns for 15 to 20 minutes or until light brown.
• 24 don't over bake.
• 25 remove pan from oven, cover with foil and invert onto cooling racks.
• 26 cool 1 minute, and remove pan.
• 27 let them cool at least a further 15-20 minutes before eating.