Sticky Buns

Name: Sticky Buns
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 100 g butter; ½ Packet of yeast; 200 ml semi-skimmed milk; 80 g light muscovado sugar; 1 tsp ground cardamom; 1 egg; ½ tsp salt; 450 g wheat flour (save a little for baking); 75 g butter (room temperature); 240 g caster sugar; 2 tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 egg; 75 g icing sugar; 2½ tbsp water; 1 tsp vanilla sugar

Wonderfully sticky buns with a delicious filling!

Ingredients

Butter	100 g
Packet of yeast	½
Semi-skimmed milk	200 ml
Light muscovado sugar	80 g
Ground cardamom	1 tsp
Egg	1
Salt	½ tsp
Wheat flour (save a little for baking)	450 g

Filling

Butter (room temperature)	75 g
Caster sugar	240 g
Ground cinnamon	2 tbsp

For Brushing

Egg	1

Glaze

Icing sugar	75 g
Water	2½ tbsp
Vanilla sugar	1 tsp

Instructions

Step 1

Put the yeast in a bowl. Melt the butter in a pan and add the milk, heat to a maximum of 37 °C. Pour the liquid over the yeast.

Step 2

Add the sugar, cardamom, egg, salt and most of the flour. Mix to a smooth dough and leave covered for about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Using an electric whisk mix the butter, sugar and cinnamon together to make the creamy filling.

Step 4

Grease a baking tray about 20x30 cm. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll out to a rectangle, about 50x30 cm.

Step 5

Spread the filling on the dough and roll up into a long roll. Cut the roll into 16 pieces. Put them on the baking tray with the cut surface upwards and leave to rise under a cloth for about 1-1 ½ hours.