Sticky Buns

I have to thank one of The Owners (aka "My Mom") for finding this recipe and trying it out first. Super yummy and very easy sticky bun recipe! Enjoy

 Got buns in the oven!!

Sticky Buns

Barefoot Contessa - Back to Basics

The Line Up:

12 TBSP (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/3 c light brown sugar, lightly packed

1/2 c pecans, chopped in very large pieces

1 package (17.3 oz/2 sheets) frozen puff pastry, defrosted

For the filling:

2 TBSP unsalted butter, melted and cooled

2/3 c light brown sugar, lightly packed

3 tsp ground cinnamon

1 c raisins

The Game Plan
Preheat the oven to 400. Place a 12-cup standard muffin tin on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the 12 TBSP butter and 1/3 c brown sugar. Place 1 rounded TBSP of the mixture in each of the 12 muffin cups. Distribute the pecans evenly among the 12 muffin cups on top of the butter/sugar mixture.
Lightly flower 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" border on the puff pastry, sprinkle each sheet with 1/3 c of the brown sugar, 1 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and 1/2 c 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 an 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 are 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.

Coach's Post Game Conference
These are so yummy!! I left out the raisins though, because we don't like raisins at our house.

Final Score
These were a home run all the way through the batting order - Coach, Catcher, All-Star, and both Owners

***edited - I hesitate to label this recipe as dairy free until I've tried it with dairy free butter, and checked the puff pastry ingredients 11/7/2013***

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