Ingredients
I used an enriched dough for these sticky buns, as is usually done. This results in an incredibly moist, tender bun that bakes to a beautiful golden brown. The filling consists of softened butter, crushed pistachio nuts, lemon zest and sugar. The cream cheese frosting is entirely optional but adds delicious creaminess. If you’d prefer you can make a simple syrup with half cup each sugar and water, a few tablespoons of lemon juice and a tablespoon or two of butter and pour this over the buns as they come out of the oven instead of the cream cheese frosting.
Milk. Instant yeast. Sugar. Flour. I used all purpose flour but bread flour will also work. Salt. Butter. Pistachio nuts. Lemon zest. Cream cheese. Icing sugar/powdered sugar. Lemon juice.
How to make pistachio lemon sticky buns
Can you freeze sticky buns?
The buns can be frozen before baking. Place the formed buns in a freezer-safe baking dish (a foil container is great for this) then cover with baking paper and foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. Allow to thaw and proof before baking.
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