Claire Saffitz Makes Walnut Maple Sticky Buns | Dessert Person.
Is there such a thing as a sweet, sticky, nutty bun that doesn’t put you down for the count? Claire set out to find it! After much testing, this is her ideal sticky bun, a soft, nutty, maple-y swirl scented with cardamom and orange zest. Claire thinks it’s a whole lot better than a giant, overly sweet Cinnabon cinnamon roll, although — ahem — some family members disagree. It’s a family affair this episode!

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Special Equipment:
13 x 9-inch pan (preferably metal), stand mixer (for the Sweet Yeast Dough)

Ingredients:

Walnut-Maple Sticky Buns:
2 cups walnut halves or pieces (7 oz / 200g)
1/2 cup maple syrup (5.6 oz / 160g)
Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar (5.8 oz / 165g)
8 tablespoons unsalted butter (4 oz / 113g)
1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt (0.11 oz / 3g)
1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
Sweet Yeast Dough (page 344), chilled
All-purpose flour, for rolling out

Sweet Yeast Dough:
1 cup whole milk (8 oz / 227g)
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (0.18 oz / 5g)
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (20.6 oz / 585g)
1/3 cup sugar (2.3 oz / 66g)
1 1/2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt (0.16 oz / 5g)
10 tablespoons unsalted butter (5 oz / 142 g), cut into 1-inch pieces, chilled
3 large eggs (5.3 oz /150g)

Video Breakdown:
0:00​​​​ Start
0:12​​ Intro to Walnut Maple Sticky Buns
0:31​ Dessert Person Intro Animation
0:49​​ About Walnut Maple Sticky Buns & Origin Story
1:26​​ Ingredients & Special Equipment
2:05​ Make The Sweet Yeast Dough Recipe
8:24​ Make The Sticky Topping
11:23 A Cat Appears!
11:29 Sound Guy Mike Meow's Like A Cat
13:50​ Form The Buns
18:00​ Bake The Walnut Maple Sticky Buns
20:00​ Claire's Brother-In-Law Nick San Fillipo Gives Review
20:30 Claire Saffitz Reviews
22:14 Claire's Sister & Nephew Review
25:05 More Cat Content For You!

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