Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/3 c. light brown sugar, packed 1/2 c. pecans, chopped in very large pieces 1 pkg. frozen puff pastry, defrosted
Filling: 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and cooled 2/3 c. light brown sugar, packed 3 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 c. raisins (optional)
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Directions: |
Directions:Preheat oven to 400º. Place a 12 cup muffin tin on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
Mix with electric mixer, 1 1/2 sticks butter and 1/3 c. brown sugar. Place 1 rounded tbsp. of mixture in each of the 12 muffin cups. Distribute the pecans evenly among the 12 muffin cups on top of the butter and sugar mixture.
Lightly flour a wooden board or stone surface. Unfold 1 sheet of puff pastry with folds going left to right. Brush the whole sheet with the melted butter. Leaving 1 inch border on the puff pastry, sprinkle each sheet with 1/3 c. brown sugar, 1 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon, and 1/2 c. raisins. Starting with the end nearest you, roll the pastry up snugly like a jelly roll around the filling, finishing the roll with the seam side down. Trim the ends of the roll about 1/2 inch and discard. Slice the roll in 6 equal pieces, each about 1 1/2 inches wide. Place each piece, spiral side up, in 6 of the muffin cups. Repeat with second sheet to make 12 sticky buns.
Bake for 30 minutes, until the sticky buns are golden to dark brown on top and firm to the touch. Be careful-they're hot! Allow to cool for 5 minutes only, invert the buns onto the parchment paper (ease the filling and pecans out onto the buns with a spoon) and cool completely. |