Stickybuns

Tangzhong

Ingredients

• 1.5 tbsp (15g) flour
• 1.5 tbsp (20g) milk
• 1.5 tbsp (20g) water

Procedure

1. Get out eggs so that they are at room temp later (see dough)
2. Add all tangzhong ingredients to a small saucepan
3. Put the saucepan on medium heat and whisk until tacky
   • This step does not take long
4. Let cool to room temp

Dough

Ingredients

• 2.5 tsp (9g) dry yeast
• 0.5 cup (120mL) lukewarm milk (around 98°F / 37°C)
• 3 cup (443g) flour
• 3 tbsp (44g) granulated sugar
• 0.75 tsp (2g) fine sea salt
• 2.5 tbsp (55g) water
• 2 eggs (room temperature)
• 3.5 tbsp (50g) unsalted butter (softened)

Procedure

5. Heat milk to 90–95°F
6. Add yeast to milk, stir, and let sit 10 minutes
7. Whisk salt and sugar into flour in a mixing bowl
8. Put bowl in stand mixer w/ dough hook jawn
9. Add tangzhong, milk, yeast mixture, and eggs
10. Mix at low speed, scraping sides when needed
11. Increase speed to medium when dough becomes cohesive
12. Gradually add butter (1 tbsp at a time)
13. Mix until fully incorporated, then continue mixing for an additional 5–7 minutes
14. Place on an unflowered surfaced and slide the dough around to form a ball
15. Put in a lightly greased bowl and cover with a damp towel
16. Let sit at room temp 1–2 hours until doubled

Glaze

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup (115g) unsalted butter
• 0.5 cup (115g) packed brown sugar
• 3 tbsp (51g) honey

Procedure

17. Add glaze ingredients to a medium saucepan, then stir over medium heat until combined
18. Let glaze cool

Filling

Ingredients

• 5 tbsp (70g) unsalted butter (gently melted)
• 0.5 cup (125g) dark brown sugar
• 2.5 tsp (5g) cinnamon
• Pinch of ground allspice
• Pinch of ground nutmeg

Procedure

19. Put dough on a floured surfaced, cover and let sit for 10 minutes
20. Roll dough into a rectangle 0.25in thick
21. Melt butter and brush onto surface (butter should not be hot)
22. Mix other filling ingredients in a bowl
23. Sprinkle filling on dough
24. Tightly roll up dough, slightly seal each end
25. Cut of each end, then cut log into 9 equally sized rolls (may be less)
26. Grease a 9x9 cake pan or a round cake pan
27. Pour glaze into bottom of pan
28. Arrange rolls equally spaced in pan
29. Bake at 350°F for 30–35 minutes