CINNAMON STICKY BUNS
CINNAMON STICKY BUNS
11/4 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
2, ¼ oz. packages active dry yeast
1/2 cup butter, softened
4-41/2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
Filling:
½ cup butter melted, divided
1 cup sugar
¼ cup cinnamon
1 ½ cups raisins and/or chopped nuts
In a saucepan, heat milk and sugar until 115°. Remove from heat, add yeast, and stir to dissolve. Let stand for 5 minutes until yeast becomes foamy on top of mixture.
In a large mixing bowl, combine yeast mixture, butter, salt, and half of flour. When blended, add egg and vanila and mix well. Add remaining flour mixture.
When combined, turn dough onto a floured countertop and knead for 5 minutes until dough is smooth. Add additional 1/2 cup of flour as needed if dough feels sticky.
Place in a greased bowl and cover. Let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
Punch dough down, knead briefly, and cut into 2 pieces. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes while you prepare filling.
Melt butter in a small saucepan. Mix sugar and cinnamon together with raisins/nuts.
Roll each piece of dough into an 8" x 12" rectangle. Brush each rectangle with half of butter (reserve ¼ cup for brushing the tops before baking) and then top each with half of filling ingredients.
Starting on the long side, roll each rectangle tightly, jelly-roll style, pinching the edges to seal. Cut each roll into 12 even pieces (Cut in half - each half in half - and each quarter into 3 pieces). Place pieces from each roll in a greased 9" pie plate or cake pan in a circular design. Brush on remaining melted butter and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon and sugar mix.
Cover and let rise again until double in bulk, about 45 minutes. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes until browned. Remove, cool for 15-20 minutes and drizzle with icing.
Icing:
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
4 Tbs. milk
Whisk all of the ingredients together until smooth. Drizzle all over warm buns.

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