Baking

Sticky Ginger and Pecan Buns

Prep35 min
Cook28 min
Total63 min
Serves12
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Method

Make it happen

  1. 01

    Mix flour, yeast, salt, caster sugar, milk, first butter and egg into dough; knead 10 minutes and rise covered 60–90 minutes.

  2. 02

    Melt syrup with extra butter and half the brown sugar and pour into lined 23 cm square tin; scatter pecans over syrup.

  3. 03

    Roll dough to a rectangle, scatter ginger and remaining sugar, roll into a log and cut into 12. Arrange cut-side down over nuts and prove 35–45 minutes.

  4. 04

    Bake at 180°C fan for 23–28 minutes until cooked through. Rest 5 minutes, then invert carefully onto a large tray while syrup is warm.