Bourbon Bacon Pecan Sticky Buns

Name: Bourbon Bacon Pecan Sticky Buns
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: ¾ cups FOR THE DOUGH:; 1 envelope Warm Water, Not Hotter Than 110 Degrees; ½ cups Rapid-rise Yeast, 0.25 Ounce Packet; 1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar; ¼ cups Salt; ⅓ cups Buttermilk, Room Temperature; 2 whole Vegetable Oil; 5 cups Eggs; 1-½ cup Flour; 12 Tablespoons FOR THE CARAMEL GLAZE:; ⅓ cups Brown Sugar; ¼ cups Butter; 2 Tablespoons Corn Syrup; ¾ cups Heavy Cream; 2 teaspoons Bourbon; ¼ teaspoons FOR THE FILLING:; 1 pinch Brown Sugar; ¼ teaspoons Cinnamon; 1 Tablespoon Ground Cloves; 5 slices Salt; ½ cups Nutmeg; ½ cups Butter, Melted

These sticky buns are loaded with bacon, pecans and sticky filling that are perfect for fall breakfasts or desserts. With a foolproof dough recipe, these bourbon bacon pecan sticky buns will be a new tradition.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 22 ingredients

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Why it works: Buttermilk and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 124 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Bourbon Bacon Pecan Sticky Buns

Serves 12

Prep1 hr 15 min

Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1105Calories

31 gProtein

47 gFat

142 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Cloves	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0
Syrup	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Buttermilk + syruptop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together124 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,842 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Buttermilk + flourtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,973 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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