The other day I was watching the Food Network. (So what else is new…LOL!!) I was watching the Barefoot Contessa, a show that I love cause I think Ina Garten is really great and I have made many of her recipes. She was making easy sticky buns and I thought well I could do that. They really were easy as I am NOT a baker. I just changed the recipe around a bit as when I was reading the reviews on the food network, most everyone said to cut down the butter and turn down the temperature. Actually you can even cut down the butter more than what I did. Ina says to use 1 1/2 sticks, I used 1 stick but I think 3/4 of a stick would be plenty.
1 stick of unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
1/2 cup pecans, chopped in very large pieces
1 package (17.3-ounces/ 2-sheets) frozen puff pastry, defrosted
For the filling:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup raisins
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the 12 tablespoons butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Place 1 rounded tablespoon of the mixture in each of the 12 muffin cups. Distribute the pecans evenly among the 12 muffin cups on top of the butter and sugar mixture.
Lightly flour a wooden board or stone surface. Unfold 1 sheet of puff pastry with the folds going left to right. Brush the whole sheet with the melted butter. Leaving a 1-inch border on the puff pastry, sprinkle each sheet with 1/3 cup of the brown sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon, and 1/2 cup of the raisins. Starting with the end nearest you, roll the pastry up snugly like a jelly roll around the filling, finishing the roll with the seam side down. Trim the ends of the roll about 1/2-inch and discard. Slice the roll in 6 equal pieces, each about 1 1/2 inches wide. Place each piece, spiral side up, in 6 of the muffin cups. Repeat with the second sheet of puff pastry to make 12 sticky buns.
Bake for 30 minutes, until the sticky buns are golden to dark brown on top and firm to the touch. Be careful – they’re hot! Allow to cool for 5 minutes only, invert the buns onto the parchment paper (ease the filling and pecans out onto the buns with a spoon) and cool completely.
sandi really delicious and yummy bbuns,sticky buns u perfectly done
i like barefoot contessa .her cooking style and presentation is so good.
Great! I will remember this next time I am in the mood for sticky buns! I love just love pecans.
Quick, simple, and oh so delicious! Nicely done.
Those sticky buns look good. More importantly, they were not difficult to make. This is a great recipe. I hope you enjoyed a good cup of coffee with a couple of these buns.
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