Sweet 15 - Sticky Buns

Someone turned 15 in our house today...So the best of the best for a fifteen year old girl was brought out this morning...waking up to 'Fifteen' by Taylor Swift (there is a 'song count' on today...how many times can you listen to the same song in a day....we were up to 7 by the time she left for school)...having sticky buns, hot chocolate and bananas with sugar and milk for breakfast...does it get any better than that?  The grin on her face as she was sitting down to eat, was worth the price of admission!

So these sticky buns are from the secrets of my lovely Jill.  They are THE breakfast in our house for birthdays, Christmas, cottage stays...actually any event will do.  Last year when Z's hockey finals landed on K's birthday, we actually took a big pan to the arena with us and shared the bounty at 8 am on a Saturday!  They never get tired.

The real beauty is how easy they are...make ahead the night before and pop them in the oven in the morning.  They make you look like a rock star for very little effort.  Thanks Jilly.

Sticky Buns

2 loaves frozen bread dough (or pizza dough)
Instant butterscotch pudding (1 box)
1/2 cup butter (melted)
1/3 cup brown sugar.

Thaw dough and cut dough into bite sized pieces.  Arrange pieces evenly in a greased angel food pan.  Mix butter and brown sugar together.  Sprinkle the butterscotch pudding mix over the dough then pour the butter mixture over the top evenly.  Cover lightly with waxed paper then a tea towel.  Let rise overnight.  Bake at 350F for 20 mins.

Confession:  I sometimes increase the butter and brown sugar.  I find that you need to cover the pudding mix pretty well with the wet mixture or else you'll just get dry powder on the top when it's baked.  Try to cover the dough with the wet mixture and add more butter, as needed.