MOM'S STICKY BUNS

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Number Of Ingredients 18

1 recipe Basic Sweet Bread
1/2 cup Butter
1.25 cups Water
2 packets Yeast, Active Dry
3 cups Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1/3 cup Dry-Milk, non-fat
1 teaspoon Salt
2 pieces Eggs
2.5 cups Flour, add slowly after mixing everything else
1 recipe Sticky Pecan Rolls
1.5 cups Brown Sugar
3/4 cup Corn Syrup, Dark
6 tablespoons Butter
1.5 cups Pecans or any Nut preferred
1/4 cup Butter, Soft for brushing
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Cinnamon

Steps:

1. Heat Water and 1/2 cup Butter to 120 F.
2. In a Large Mixer Bowl combine 3 cups Flour, Yeast, Sugar, Salt, Dry Milk, Eggs and warm Water/Butter mixture
3. Mix with doughmaker at high speed for 3 minutes. Scrape sides as necessary.
4. Add 2.5 cups more Flour slowly. Knead/Mix for an additional 3 minutes. Add up to 1/2 more cup flour if dough is too sticky.
5. Put in a large greased bowl, turning once to coat top and bottom. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled (about 30 minutes). Punch down.
6. While sweet dough rises begin preparing topping. In a sauce pan combine Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup and 6 Tbsp Butter. Heat until sugar is dissolved. boil hard for 1 minute.
7. Pour topping equally into two 11" x 7" baking pans. Sprinkle with Nuts.
8. Combine 1/2 cup Sugar and Cinnamon in a small bowl. Preheat oven to 375 F.
9. After dough has risen, divide in half and roll each out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll each into a 12" x 9" rectangle.
10. Brush each rectangle with butter. Sprinkle with Cinnamon Sugar mixture.
11. Roll each rectangle up tightly beginning with long side. Pinch ends to seal.
12. Cut rolls into 1 inch pieces (you should get roughly 12 pieces per roll) and place cut-side down over syrup-pecan mixture. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
13. Bake for 25 minutes. Turn out on to 2 large platters so syrup/nut side is on top. ENJOY!