Sweet Potato Sticky Buns

The true benefit of the sweet potato though is in the texture.

Sweet potato sticky buns. Get the recipe. In a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast. They are the perfect messy treat to start or end the day. In a medium saucepan heat and stir milk the 1 cup mashed potato the 1 3 cup maple syrup the 1 3 cup butter and salt just until warm 120 degrees f to 130 degrees f and butter almost melts.

In this episode of baking by heart cookbook author samantha seneviratne shares her thoughts on the pleasures of baking gooey cinnamon buns and then sharing them with friends. Pierce the sweet potatoes all over with a fork and wrap each potato tightly in aluminum foil. These sweet potato sticky buns are the perfect breakfast or dessert for fall. These buns come completely fluffy soft thick sweet and surely does just melt in your mouth with every bite.

Place on a baking sheet and bake until tender about 1 hour. There is only the merest hint of bright sweet potato flavour. Roasted ones will have less liquid whereas boiled sweet potatoes will add more water to the dough. They re perfect for grilled burgers or turkey sandwiches or simply spread with butter.

Sweet potatoes add a bit of sweetness to these light tender and delicious sweet potato buns from chef john. A little roasted purée in the mix gave the dough a beautiful burnished orange color just the right amount of moisture and a hint of earthy sweetness. Add to flour mixture along with the eggs. Not only is there a delicious maple pecan coating but they are also no knead and vegan.

While still warm run a knife around the inside edge of the dish to loosen the buns. Sweet potato puree adds just the right amount of moisture and a hint of earthy sweetness to these no yeast cinnamon rolls. Remove from the oven and cool 5 to 10 minutes. Make the dough preheat the oven to 425.

These sticky buns have the most silky downy buttery texture imaginable. Knowing that standard potatoes do wonders for the texture of plain white bread i assumed that sweet potatoes might add something special to my morning bun recipe. Who doesn t love sticky buns. Place a platter or plate on top of the baking dish and turn the dish over to unmold the sticky buns onto the platter scraping out all the excess pecans and sugar from the bottom.

And making the dough with sweet potatoes just. The ultimate vegan pecan sticky buns comfort food at it s best.