Shelly's Recipe

SPIKED PECAN STICKY BUNS

Category: Bread

1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup Tennessee whiskey
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 pound frozen bread dough, thawed
1 tbsp melted butter
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

Butter a 13 by 9-inch baking pan. Combine sugar, butter, and honey in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring to melt sugar well. Add whiskey. Boil for 1 minute stirring continuously. Remove from heat and stir in pecans. Pour in baking pan.

Roll dough into a 12 by 16-inch rectangle. Brush with melted butter.

Combine sugar and spices in small bowl. Sprinkle over dough.

Roll dough from long side, pressing to seal edges. Cut into 8 slices and place cut side down in baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap. Place in unheated oven with pan/bowl of hot water and allow to rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Remove plastic wrap.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until buns are golden and syrup is bubbly. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto foil covered baking sheet. Serve warm.

Yield: 6-8 servings