American · Breakfast

Pecan Sticky Buns with Orange Glaze

Name: Pecan Sticky Buns with Orange Glaze
Total time: 5 h 21 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large eggs; 25 g light brown sugar, packed; 60 ml buttermilk; 0.63 tsp kosher salt, or 3/8 tsp table salt; 0.63 tsp instant yeast; 30 g unsalted butter, melted; 190 g plain (all-purpose) flour, plus more for dusting; 20 g unsalted butter; 65 g light brown sugar, packed; 1 tbsp buttermilk; 40 g pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped; 1 pinch kosher salt; 65 g light brown sugar, packed; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 10 g unsalted butter, melted; 40 g cream cheese; 20 ml buttermilk; 60 g icing (confectioners') sugar; 1 tsp orange zest, finely grated, from 1 orange; 2 tsp fresh orange juice; 1 pinch kosher salt

Soft buttermilk-enriched yeast buns rolled with cinnamon sugar and baked over a pecan caramel, then turned out and finished with an optional warm orange and cream-cheese glaze.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on55 min
Total5 h 21 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Dough

1large eggs
25 glight brown sugar, packed
60 mlbuttermilk
0.63 tspkosher salt, or 3/8 tsp table salt
0.63 tspinstant yeast
30 gunsalted butter, melted
190 gplain (all-purpose) flour, plus more for dusting

Pecan caramel

20 gunsalted butter
65 glight brown sugar, packed
1 tbspbuttermilk
40 gpecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
1 pinchkosher salt

Filling

65 glight brown sugar, packed
1 tspground cinnamon
10 gunsalted butter, melted

Orange glaze

40 gcream cheeseoptional
20 mlbuttermilkoptional
60 gicing (confectioners') sugaroptional
1 tsporange zest, finely grated, from 1 orangeoptional
2 tspfresh orange juiceoptional
1 pinchkosher saltoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Tree nuts
Pecan
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
Cinnamon
Yeast
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Chewy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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