Sticky Buns

1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine or butter

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 cup corn syrup or pancake syrup

1 cup pecans

 

Prepare pans:  Melt margarine or butter. Add brown sugar and syrup.  Heat until sugar dissolves.  Pour into three 8-inch round pans.  Sprinkle with pecans.  Set aside.

 

Make dough:

 

5 1/2 to 6 1/2 cups flour     

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. salt

3 packages dry yeast

1 stick butter, softened

1 cup hot tap water

3 eggs at room temperature

 

In a large bowl mix 1 1/4 cup flour, sugar, salt, and undissolved yeast.  Add butter.  Gradually add water to dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes at medium.  Add eggs and 1/4 cup flour; beat on high for 2 minutes.  Stir in enough additional flour to make a soft dough.  Knead 8 to 10 minutes.

 

Form buns:

 

1 stick butter, softened

1/2 cup raisins

1 cup sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

 

Divide dough in half.  Roll out one half to 15 x 9 inch rectangle.  Spread with half of butter.  Mix sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle half of mixture and half of raisins over dough. Roll from long edge and seal edge.  Cut into 15 one inch rolls.  Lay in round cake pans.  Repeat with rest of dough, filling three round cake pans.  Each pan holds 10 rolls.  They shouldn't be packed as they will rise and fill the space.  Cover pans with plastic wrap and aluminum foil.  Freeze up to four weeks.

 

Bake:  Remove from freezer the night before baking.  Unwrap.  Let stand covered with tea towel.  Bake in the morning at 375 degrees. for 20-25 minutes.  Cool 10 minutes.  Invert onto plate. To bake immediately after forming, let rise until double in size.  Bake as above.  To bake the next morning without freezing, let rise overnight in refrigerator.  Bake as above.

This is a family recipe from my friend Marie Pennington.  She made these for Cursillo weekends when we worked in the kitchen.  Marie and I often shared the work by each making a batch for special occasions.  It’s great to have a pan or two in the freezer to give away, or for special family breakfasts. They're SOOOOO good!!