Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Easy Sticky Buns


Every year on my younger sister Brittany's birthday I surprise her with a birthday breakfast baked good. Something like cinnamon rolls, or blueberry muffins. This year I thought I'd use her birthday as an excuse to try out a Barefoot Contessa recipe I've had printed out forever. (Plus I'm going to her book signing on Friday at South Coast Plaza on Friday, so I thought I'd brush up on her stuff! I am so excited, but more on that Friday.)

The recipe I tried was for sticky buns that I thought looked like a quick and easy way to make cinnamon rolls using puff pastry. This was my first time working with puff pastry and I must say I'm a huge fan. That stuff is amazing. I actually tried to make this recipe a few months ago, but when I got home from the store I had bought phyllo dough instead of puff pastry, needless to say I didn't make the recipe. I loved the texture of the sticky buns. They aren't as doughy as a cinnamon roll, more like a pastry, makes sense, right? They have the same ooey gooey center as a cinnamon roll, made with butter, cinnamon and brown sugar. These took all of about ten minutes to prepare and taste best warm. The brown sugar turns into a hard caramel when they cool, but still a tasty treat. I had a few the next morning and they were just a good cold! I made some with nuts and some with out. I preferred the ones with nuts. I used walnuts instead of pecans, like the recipe calls for, and I omitted the raisins. While I do love natures candy, I don't enjoy them in my cinnamon rolls!

All in all I think the birthday girl was pleased with her breakfast goodies. And I know she enjoyed her cake, same one as last year!

Easy Sticky Buns Recipe


4 comments:

  1. These were the best!!! Thanks so much sister! Love you.

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  2. Glad you liked them! I like to bake for you on your birthday!

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  3. What a yummy birthday treat. I really want to try these. I was at Target the other night and saw Ina's new book and thought of you. That is pretty cool that you are going to her book signing! I love her! I hope you will be getting a pic with her...and I,for one, will not be bored with a play-by-play of your experience...if you choose to write one. :)
    I hope you do, Happy Birthday a few hours early!

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  4. Oh Kristy, the play by play is definitely coming. We're planning on getting in line plenty early! I'm looking forward more to that than my birthday!

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