Ethnicity:American Food Type:Other Preparation Time:n/a Servings:n/a Author: Anonymous  Ingredients: Sweet Dough:* 1 envelope active dry yeast* 1/4 cup honey* 1/2 cup warm water (105-115 F)* 1 large egg, well beaten* 1/2 tsp salt* 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour* 1/4 cup + 1 tsp unsalted butter* 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Topping:* 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar* 1/2 cup light corn syrup* 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut in bits* 3 Tbsp honey* 3/4 cup chopped pecans
Filling:* 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted* 1/4 cup granulated sugar mixed with 2 tsp ground cinnamon Steps: 1. Dough: In bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 tsp honey in the warm water.Let stand until foamy, 10 minutes. By hand, beat in remaining honey,the egg, salt, 2 cups flour, 1/4-cup butter, until smooth, 2 minutes.Stir in remaining flour until soft dough forms. Knead on flouredsurface 2 minutes, until smooth. Form ball. Butter bowl with 1 tspbutter; put dough in bowl; turn to coat. Cover with plastic. Let rise1 1/2 to 2 hours, until doubled. Brush 13x9x2-in. baking pan with themelted butter.2. Topping: In saucepan, heat sugar, syrup, butter, and stirring untilsmooth. Remove from heat; add honey, nuts. Pour in prepared pan tocoat bottom.3. Filling: Punch down dough; on floured surface, roll into 20x12-in.rectangle. Brush with butter; sprinkle with sugar mixture. Roll upfrom long side. Cut into 20 (1-in.) slices. Arrange slices in pan,evenly spaced. Cover. Let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.4. Preheat oven to 350 F. Bake 30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool inpan 1 minute. Invert platter over pan; turn out buns onto platter.When lukewarm, pull apart into individual buns. (Makes 20 buns Comments: "My husband and I have alerday been freezing our buns off! We're in Japan for the next few years--and nobody uses central heating! It's too expensive. Everybody uses space heaters to keep their homes warm. They're turned on when you get home, and" - Mayke
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