Overnight Sticky Buns

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2004

These bakery favorites are often too sweet, too big, too rich, and just too much.

SERVES Makes twelve 3 1/2-inch buns

TIME 2½ hours, plus 13½ to 18 hours rising

Overnight Sticky Buns

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In developing our sticky buns recipe, we tested a series of ingredients and settled on a buttermilk base that left the buns' flavor and texture rich but not heavy and the crumb tender and light. Six tablespoons of melted butter and three eg...

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