I’ve always loved baking bread and working with yeast. So this month’s challenge was a wonderful opportunity to expand my knowledge. Thank you to Marce from Pip in the City for choosing the Sticky Buns/Cinnamon Buns recipe from the Bread Bakers Apprentice by Peter Reinhart. The recipe is posted on Marce's blog.
First, these sticky buns have zero shelf life in my house. They disappeared in under 24 hours. What would they be like if they actually stayed more than 24 hours? My family will never know.
This recipe had lemon zest which gave these buns a special edge. There was an added brightness and intrigue in the flavour which everyone in the family loved. My glaze was not as firm as I would have liked but that problem could be solved by placing the glass baking dish on the lowest rack in the oven...
...sigh, just like the recipe suggested...
Sticky Bun Bottoms
These are the bottoms before the buns are flipped. Notice the glaze percolating at the corners of the buns.
The buns were a technical challenge to photograph with only the flash bouncing off the glaze. I'm not satisfied with the contrast since it makes the raisins look like black bugs. I would have photographed them in natural light but my buns didn't see the light of day...
... but they were absolutely over the top delicious!
29 comments:
They look very good and sticky. Great job on your first challenge!
Great job on your first challenge! The buns are beautiful!
The buns look great! Lovely first challenge!
Congrats on your first challenge. Mmm..."glaze percolating in the corners.." yes, that would have been my favorite part of this challenge. Your buns are quite luscious looking. Mine had nuts, not raising, but I'm thinking both would be excellent. Okay! Now the wait for the next challenge!
Congratulations on completing your first Daring Baker challenge! You did a great job!
How gorgeous! Great job on your first challenge!!
They look so nice and plump and golden! Wonderful job and welcome to the DBs!
They look perfect! Well done, and welcome to the DBs!
Great job!
I think they look incredibly good and the glaze is such a lovely color...it makes the buns look so tempting...yummy! Well done!
Great job on your first challenge!! Glad to have you onboard with us!
Welcome to the DB! Look like delicious bugs, actually. :)
Great job on your challenge! I actually love the gooeyness you achieved.
Welcome to the group.
I too liked the addition of the lemon for that little extra something.
Well done.
Welcome to the group! Your buns are beautiful!
The buns looks absolutely lovely. Welcome and gerat job on your first challenge
Well done, I need to make the sticy buns, those look awesome!
Your buns look so perfectly formed! Great job.
Congratulations and welcome to the fray. These are beautiful, "bugs" and all. :)
I agree with previous comments - great job on your first challenge!!
You did wonderful on your first challenge!!
You're making me wish that I had made the sticky buns too, instead of just cinnamon rolls alone... *droolz*
Oh, the curse of the nighttime photograph. Although, I think your buns look great, and not at all bug infested!
Ohhhh nooooo they don't look like buggy rolls - they look AMAZING! I love the color in the photo and all that gooey caramel.. *swoon*
What a great 1st challenge! Welcome to the group! =)
xoxo
Your sticky buns look great. Mine also had no time to get comfy - they were gone in a flash.
I have problems photographing glazed and shiny dishes, too. I think your photos, and your buns, came out lovely!
Love that first pic! I know how they are after 24 hours...I baked 3 batches and even for my family.. So I made lemony bread pudding with them...Yumm!
Congrats on some lovely buns, and welcome to the Daring Bakers!!
Oh my yes you had beautiful buns: gone in under 24 hours! They are good.
and ...sigh, just like the recipe suggested... how well do I understand that. Try as I may, way too often I manage to miss some little something.
Welcome to the Daring Bakers.
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