Bridget shows Julia how to make the ultimate sticky buns.
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OMG! I made these and they were amazingly soft, fluffy and yummy! This was the best recipe and it beat out the sticky buns at the bakery that I used to go to (but now will only make these). Out of the 12 buns, I only have couple left because the grandkids ate 2 each, daughter ate ½, husband ate 1 ½, and I had one, son ate one. I will have to make double recipe next time if we want extra for breakfast the next day! I am so happy to have discovered you on You Tube!
All fake that Julia doesn’t like sticky buns. Let’s stop the fakeness.
These are fabulous. Made them for the grands and they loved them. Method is worth the effort. I’ve used it for dinner rolls too.
Water question. We are on town water and I can smell the chlorine from the tap. I only started baking bread a few months back and the rise and fermentation were frustrating. So I boiled water for 30 minutes and let it cool before using it. The rise was SO much better.
Tangzong wins again! Did Dan do an episode on this recipe?
Turns out, the pecans aren't so optional. Since I didn't have any on hand I made this without them. The pecans hold the rolls up out of the sauce so that when you're finished the sauce is on top. Without the pecans your rolls end up swimming in a mess.
This is my favorite video on the Internet.
I made these with only light corn syrup and managed to forget the bit of water for the caramel sauce, but they came out great anyway. The tangzhong really is the secret, I wish they would have named the technique in this video.
Will try this without the sticky part, the cinnamon buns with cheese would be great
I did this recipe but found adding another teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/2 tsp mace made it richer and with a more holiday flare. I also tossed in a few chopped golden raisins just because.
I wonder what pan is best? Because I am using my pampered chef stoneware pan and it does not seem to bake them they are left too undercooked.
Hilarious Bridget!! how can that be bad!! Always a joy to watch!! 🤣
Wow best sticky buns and so easy. Thanks ladies. 😊
Very interesting I’ve always added potato flakes to the dough to make it softer, and I use a pie server to spread everything from your sauce to sauce on a pizza.
A sticky bun recipe I can trust. My 95 ed Joy leaves out some important details, you filled the missing links!
I can't wait till the final rise is complete, followed by the bake.
Yummers, no doubt they'll be delish!
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Can you substitute white corn syrup?
Gross!!!
I will never watch another episode of this shitshow ever again thank God for YouTube!
I want one of those sticky buns
Beautiful they look so yummy
What a hassle! Too many steps = extra dirty dishes. I've found other recipes that taste better and a lot less of a hassle! Corn syrup=climatic moment =tastes awful, 2 teaspoons of rapid rise yeast for the amount of flour is too much and made the dough taste yeasty. I made this recipe twice and I am not impressed.
Anyone know if the second rise can be done in the fridge overnight?
Would be nice to weigh the ingredients if y'all provided the recipe. BOGUS – have to provide email and instant SPAM ! No thanks.
I love to make cornbread
yeah I searched for this because of tiktok
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That’s not 1egg, that was 2 medium eggs
Mmmmm Mmmmmmm Good looking Stickie buns! Can’t wait to try these fabulous looking buns!
My husband and I made these and they were SO SO yummy.
I just tried this. It tastes good, but the "goo" baked onto my 9×13 pan so rock-hard that I have to buy a new one. Meanwhile the dough was almost too soft to roll (the rollup was loose & messy). I followed all steps exactly including bread flour measured by weight, oven temp measured by thermometer, etc. I'm glad if others had more success – but "foolproof", this recipe ain't.
I tried it, but I think my dough turned out to wet and sticky. Continued anyway. They seemed to come out okay and tasted great (the most important part) but I think they were not as fluffy and were more chewy then those on the show. It is the first time I have ever really tried anything like this, even my first time with a mixer. So overall I am happy.
Ok so everyone loved them but, it took forever for my paste to thicken up …like 15-20 min next time I will try it with less water
Not bad.
I'm making these now! Great recipe. I'm using a bread machine to make the dough and I'm going to bake them in an air fryer. Wish me luck!!! You two are really good together. Love the (new) show.
Flour Paste
⅔ cup water
¼ cup (1 1/3 ounces) bread flour
Dough
⅔ cup milk
1 large egg plus 1 large yolk
2 ¾ cups (15 1/8 ounces) bread flour
2 teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 ½ teaspoons salt
6 tablespoons
unsalted butter,
softened
Topping
6 tablespoons
unsalted butter,
melted
½ cup packed (3 1/2 ounces)
dark brown sugar
¼ cup (1 3/4 ounces) granulated sugar
¼ cup dark corn syrup
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons water
1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped (optional)
Filling
¾ cup packed (5 1/4 ounces)
dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
I’m making these once a week with chilli! Best sticky buns ever!
I a hundred percent agree with weighing out your ingredients! I just wish they used grams and milliliter instead. I will add too, if you get into the habit of weighing, you have less dishes to do!!
I'll take half of the pan please!
It seems you can not print the recipe without an email address. No thanks I will not be back.
My Grammy was just asking for this recipe. Does anyone happen to know which cook book this recipe is in? I would greatly appreciate it.
My favorite part about ATK is when they scoff and eat like they're in heaven while looking down on puny mortals.
The roux or tangzhong, it involves cooking a portion of the flour and liquid in the recipe into a thick slurry prior to adding the remaining ingredients, resulting in soft, fluffy bread.