shire_kitchen | Middle-earth's easiest, quickest, best Sticky Buns

I use the name "Sticky Buns" in several of my stories for a type of cinnamon roll, usually connected with Pippin and his satiable appetite for sweets. Here's the recipe I use when I make them.

Pippin’s Sticky-Buns
(world’s easiest, quickest, no-trouble delicious cinnamon buns)

Ingredients:
2 (10 Pack) Pillsbury Golden Layer – Honey Butter flaky buns
1 lb. light brown sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter
4 Tbsp. cinnamon sugar
8 oz cream cheese softened at room temperature
½ cup plumped raisins (or more if you like raisins)

Frosting:
1 lb. confectioners’ sugar (powdered)
¼ cup milk

Before: plump raisins – immerse raisins in very hot/boiling water for two minutes.

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combine cream cheese with ¼ cup brown sugar, mixing well. Cover and place in refrigerator.
Lightly coat bottom of bundt cake pan with cooking spray.
Melt butter, then add remaining brown sugar and stir well. Bring to a light boil to caramelize then add plumped raisins. Pour 1/3 of the butter/brown sugar mix across bottom of bundt pan.
Remove cream cheese mix from refrigerator. Take one flaky bun at a time in your hands and gently pull outwards on the sides to separate the bun and increase its size. Place about 1 Tbsp of cream cheese mixture in the middle of the bun and fold dough around the mixture, pinching closed. Roll into a tight ball and evenly place balls across bottom of bundt pan. Sprinkle heavily with cinnamon sugar. Pour second 1/3 of brown sugar/butter mix over buns. Repeat process for second layer, and third, if you have enough dough balls.

Bake for 60 minutes. You may need to lay a piece of foil over top of pan after 40-45 minutes if the top layer of buns starts looking dry.

Remove from oven immediately and turn bundt pan over onto large plate. While cooling, prepare frosting and apply after about 15 minutes. May be served on individual plates or as a cake.

Note: Sticky buns shown below are half of above recipe. Full recipe makes a beautiful sticky bun cake.

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