Using frozen bread dough you can assemble this in minutes. You can also make it the night before, let it rise overnight in the fridg, and bake it in the morning.
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds frozen bread dough or 24 frozen dough dinner rolls, partially thawed for 1/2 hour and each loaf cut into 12 even pieces
- 1 1/2 c sugar
- 1/8 c cinnamon (2 Tab)
- 3/4 c butter, melted
- 1 c chopped pecans
- 1 c cinnamon chocolate chips (optional)
Directions:
- Generously butter a 9×13 baking glass or metal pan.
- Sprinkle nuts (and chips) evenly in bottom of pan.
- Combine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl.
- Melt butter in separate bowl.
- Dip each roll or dough piece in butter, then in sugar mixture.
- Place dipped dough in pan in even rows.
- Mix remaining butter and sugar mixture.
- Distribute evenly over the tops of the dough.
- Cover with plastic wrap that is coated with cooking spray.
- Let rise until doubled.
- Bake uncovered at 350° for 40-50 minutes, until browned and done in center. (Cover loosely with sheet of foil in last 10-15 minutes, if browning too quickly.) DONENESS TIP: For extra insurance that the center sticky buns are cooked completely, insert an instant-read thermometer half way down a center bun. The internal temperature should be 190-200°.
- Remove from oven
- Let cool in pan for 5 minutes.
- Invert onto serving platter.
- Serve warm.
MAKE AHEAD: (times may vary depending on the temperature of your house)
1. Assemble the night before, leave out to rise overnight (approx. 8 hours), and bake first thing in the morning.
2. Assemble 20-24 hours in advance, put in the fridge to partially rise. The next day, remove from fridge and allow to rise at room temperature for 2-3 hours before baking.
3. Assemble 44-48 hours in advance, put in the fridge to rise. Remove from fridge and warm to room temperature for 30 minutes before baking.
4. FREEZER OPTION: Assemble pan, cover and freeze for up to a month in advance. Remove from freezer before you go to bed and let them rise overnight–ready to bake the next morning.
FOR A SMALLER BATCH: Cut all of the ingredients in half to make 12 sticky buns instead of 24. Assemble 12 sticky buns in an 8×8 baking dish, 9″ deep dish pie plate, or 9″ round cake pan (with 2″ tall sides). Reduce the baking time by 5 minutes.
Serves: 12 2-bun servings
Source: The Yummy Life, Good Food, Good Times