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Pecan Sticky Buns

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Next time you need a sweet treat for breakfast, skip the bakery, and make these incredible sticky buns from scratch! They are way better than anything you can buy pre-made. My mother-in-law found this recipe on Goodhousekeeping.com and she was sweet enough to share it with me. 

Ingredients:
1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 Tablespoons honey
9 Tablespoons melted butter, divided
3/4 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup buttermilk

Directions:

  1. Pre heat oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. Spray 9-inch metal cake pan with Pam cooking spray.
  3. To make filling, combine 1/4 cup brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside.
  4. To make topping, combine honey, 1/3 cup brown sugar and 2 Tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until mixture is blended and smooth, stirring occasionally.
  5. Pour topping into prepared pan and sprinkle evenly with pecans. Set aside.
  6. To make dough, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
  7. In a separate small bowl, mix together buttermilk with 5 Tablespoons butter.
  8. With a spoon, stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture just until liquid is absorbed.
  9. Turn dough onto floured surface and knead 8-10 times or just until smooth (about 30 seconds).
  10. Coat hands generously with flour and pat dough into 9×12-inch rectangle.
  11. Brush dough with 1 Tablespoon butter, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar filling, covering dough completely, from end to end.
  12. Starting at one short end, roll up dough jelly-roll fashion.
  13. With seam side down, carefully slice dough crosswise into 8 slices.
  14. Place each slice, cut side down, on pecan mixture in pan.
  15. Brush tops of dough with remaining melted butter.
  16. Bake 25-30 minutes or until just golden.
  17. Remove pan from oven and immediately place serving plate over top of pan and invert buns on to plate. Allow topping to run down sides.
  18. Remove baking pan and cool buns 10 minutes before serving.
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