Tuesdays with Dorie: Pecan Honey Sticky Buns
May 27, 2008 at 4:47 am | Posted in breakfast things, groups, sweet things, sweet yeast breads, tuesdays with dorie | 52 Comments
Oh yeah–pecans and brioche laquered in brown sugar and honey goo. Does it get any better than that? I think not.
Madam Chow of Madam Chow’s Kitchen chose Dorie’s Pecan Honey Sticky Buns for this week’s TWD, but I actually made these awhile ago (luckily I had the forethought to take a few pictures). These sticky buns share the same brioche base as the Brioche Raisin Snails the group made back in March. I had a little extra dough from those snails and I turned it into these sticky buns the following week.
I only made two buns, but they were probably double the size of Dorie’s. I don’t always think that bigger is better, but with sticky buns, I sure do! Since I was so drastically scaling down the recipe, I just eyeballed the ingredients for both the filling and the glaze. I added some chopped toasted pecans to the cinnamony-sweet swirl inside the buns as well.
With a big cup of black coffee, these are a delicious (if not quite nutritious) breakfast! You can find the recipe here on Madam Chow’s Kitchen or in Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the TWD Blogroll!
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This will indeed make a delicious breakfast – enough carbo loading for a whole day…It looks droolworthy!
Comment by nina— May 27, 2008 #
Twice the size! A woman after my own heart. 😉
Comment by Rebecca— May 27, 2008 #
Wow – this makes me wish I had the time to make these. Lucky you to have leftover brioche in your freezer!
Comment by Caitlin— May 27, 2008 #
They look gorgeous!
Comment by noskos— May 27, 2008 #
Those are gorgeous! I didn’t get my act together to make them. I’m jealous.
Comment by Jules— May 27, 2008 #
Looks absolutely beautiful!
Comment by Chelle— May 27, 2008 #
they look delicious as usual! I loved them too
Comment by Tammy— May 27, 2008 #
Sticky buns on growth hormones! I love it.
Yours look great.
Comment by andreainthekitchen— May 27, 2008 #
Mmm! They look delicious!
Comment by amanda— May 27, 2008 #
They look fabulous! And so delicious! Great job!
Comment by Heather— May 27, 2008 #
Oh…my goodness….I am DROOLING! Wow – these look fantastic!!
Comment by Amy— May 27, 2008 #
oh my, these bigger are better buns look delish!
Comment by mimi— May 27, 2008 #
I certainly think that coffee is the perfect beverage for these. Delicious pictures!
Comment by Gretchen Noelle— May 27, 2008 #
Wow, the bigger the better…They look great and coffee is a must with them!
Comment by Ulrike aka ostwestwind— May 27, 2008 #
Yum! These look delicious…(as I nibble on mine as I type…) Finger lickin’ good! 🙂
Comment by Chris— May 27, 2008 #
Yeah, I knew today around the blogosphere was going to be tough, but I just had to land here first and see the amped up version. Oh, my! Loving it!
Comment by Holly— May 27, 2008 #
These are so decadent and delicious looking! Gorgeous photos!
Comment by My Sweet & Saucy— May 27, 2008 #
Oh yumm….two buns would have been a lot less dangerous than the whole recipe for sure! Yours look fabulous. Fantastic pictures Steph!! Thanks for your most gracious comment on mine!
Comment by Marie— May 27, 2008 #
now that’s a breakfast i can get on board with! 🙂
Comment by Gigi— May 27, 2008 #
lacquer – that describes them perfectly! Divine.
Comment by becs— May 27, 2008 #
I love the idea of making giant sweet rolls, it totally reminds me of the good ol’ US-of-A. We’re a two-person household too, so halving, freezing and any other such measures save us from ourselves! 😉
Comment by Mari— May 27, 2008 #
Wonderful and I so missed out on a good Tuesday event, especially since I could be eating one with my coffee right now.
Just splendid!
Comment by Kim— May 27, 2008 #
Your sticky buns are gorgeous! Bigger is definitely better with them! Love your pics
Comment by Christine— May 27, 2008 #
yum! they look so delicious in the giant size! love the pics, the colors look so pretty.
Comment by kim— May 27, 2008 #
Bigger is better with sticky buns! Gorgeous!
Comment by April— May 27, 2008 #
They look amazing-Great job!
Comment by Mary Ann— May 27, 2008 #
They look so beautiful and shiny! A good cup of coffee is definitely these buns’ best friend! 🙂
Comment by LyB— May 28, 2008 #
you ship me sticky buns…I’ll ship you peppers!
Comment by Min— May 28, 2008 #
Yours look fantastic. And pecans in the filling yummy! What a great idea.
Comment by Amy P— May 28, 2008 #
Your photos are gorgeous! Yum!
Comment by Andrea— May 28, 2008 #
I have never made sticky buns, Steph. Yours are a true inspiration!
Comment by Patricia Scarpin— May 28, 2008 #
Wow! Your sticky buns look perfect!
Comment by carrie— May 28, 2008 #
Goergeous rolls!
Comment by Erin— May 28, 2008 #
Gosh–what a gorgeous photo and yummy description!
Comment by Bumblebutton— May 28, 2008 #
Holy cow! Now that is what i call a sticky bun! Maybe I would have enjoyed mine more if I had gone with my initial instinct to make them larger than Dorie’s. Great job!
Comment by Laura— May 28, 2008 #
Those are lovely – you laid out the pecans in a pattern! I just tossed them into the goo and then devoured them.
Comment by Madam Chow— May 28, 2008 #
do these buns take a bad picture? so far everyone’s pictures of these things are amazing. thank goodness i brought my last bun in with me this morning for a snack or else i’d be crying at sight of all these beautiful buns.
Comment by Mara— May 28, 2008 #
Beautiful close up shots – and yes, bigger, in this case, IS better!!
Comment by Jayne— May 28, 2008 #
Monster buns you got there! I agree… bigger is better with these sticky things. YUM!
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Comment by CB— May 28, 2008 #
Your photography never ceases to amaze me! Beautiful baking results and exceptional photography…what a combination!
Comment by Linda— May 28, 2008 #
You did such a nice job of scaling down the recipe (very wise) and making only two buns…a much better way to handling temptation than standing on the street corner shouting “Sticky Buns…anyone want some spare sticky buns????” Okay, I didn’t actually do that, but I did press them on everyone who came by today so tonight I can breathe a sigh of relief as there is no temptation left: THEY ARE ALL GONE. Next time, I do your method!
Very nice photos.
Comment by Kayte— May 28, 2008 #
BEAUTIFUL! !!! ! ! ! ! And, yes…they definitely need a BIG cup of black coffee to cut through the syrupy wonderful sweetness!
Comment by rebekka— May 28, 2008 #
Gorgeous – and great idea to make them bigger. I may have to steal that idea for the next time I make these! 😀
Comment by Natalie— May 28, 2008 #
Yum. Those are amazing looking.
Comment by Jenny— May 29, 2008 #
Alright, these look the way that I was hoping mine would come out. Maybe next time I’ll just make them gigantic-sized like yours 🙂
Comment by Garrett— May 29, 2008 #
Great job, nice color on your buns.
Comment by Danielle— May 29, 2008 #
I like how you scale everything down. I must learn to do that! Maybe that comes with experience. Again, your photo is practically edible!
Shari@Whisk: a food blog
Comment by Shari— May 29, 2008 #
super big sticky buns! yum! love the idea of adding the pecans to the filling too (though i’m not sure i would personally like it since i’m not a nut lover)
Comment by Jaime— May 29, 2008 #
Yum!!! Great job. They look perfect!
Comment by Lindsey (Cafe Johnsonia)— May 29, 2008 #
Gorgeous buns! I could lick my screen!
Comment by Donna— May 30, 2008 #
oh gosh.. urs look devilicious! *slurps*
Comment by Sihan— June 2, 2008 #
Such a beautiful recipe. A great way to make the recipe taste even better would be to use honey from holyfoodimports.com. Their products come from Israel, so they have an excellent exotic taste.
Comment by Kurt— July 2, 2008 #