Pecan Sticky Bun ...

When I first saw Wendy posting this , I immediately fell in love with it . I have always love caramel and nuts , not to mention cinnamon rolls .. LOL ... The only problem I have is , I don't own any bread machine , which make the process of kneading a bit tough for me as I have to either use my pair of hand or the mixer to do the job ... Poor mixer ... LOL... Since I have to send my mixer back for warranty claim , which means I won't be able to bake any bread or buns for the time being until my mixer is back. All simply because I am lousy when it comes to kneading sticky bread dough...

I love the taste of this bun . This is definitely a keeper. I did reduce the amount of honey and golden syrup to half of the original recipe.  It turns out to be superb. No words can actually describe this yummy buns. You have to try it yourself to know it ... LOL ... I have to thanks Wendy for sharing this great recipe .

Please hop over to Wendy's blog Table for 2 ..... or More  for the recipe . I am glad to visit all my favourite blog during my free time. Browsing thru their post makes me wanna try all of it ... LOL... then my "to-do-list" is growing yeah .... Enjoy your Pecan Sticky Bun yeah

GARLIC BUN

Garlic bun has never fail to make me crave for more , simply delicious and yummy . Simplicity kind of describe the bun. I have always wanted to make bun at home . This time around , I have decided to try my luck.... The results, fluffy soft garlic bun .... Smells yummy ..

Thanks to Happyhomebaking which really gives me the inspiration to explore into baking .

Ingredients

150g   Bread Flour
50g     Cake Flour
15g     Castor Sugar
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Instant Yeast
130g    Warm Milk
15g      Unsalted Butter ( Omit the salt if u using Salted Butter )

Filling
30g   Butter , soften to room temperature
2       Cloves garlic ( finely chopped )
1 tsp  Dried Parsely ( Optional )

Method 

• Preheat oven at 180C . 
• Place bread flour, cake flour , instant yeast , castor sugar and salt into the mixing bowl of the mixer 
• Attach a dough hook to the mixer and on low speed add in warm milk to form a dough . Run the mixer on 3rd speed for 5 minutes or until the dough no longer stick to the mixing bowl . 
• Add in 15g of butter and knead by hand . You can use a scrapper to help with the kneading as this might be a messy job . Continue kneading by hand for another till all butter absorb into the dough. 
• Place dough on a lightly flour surface and give the dough a good kneading to release the gluten . Continue kneading for another 7-8 minutes until the dough appear to be smooth and elastic. 
• Place the dough in the mixing bowl and cover it with cling wrap . Leave it to rise till double in volume . [ approximately 1 hour depending on the temperature ]
• Remove the dough and press out the trapped air while giving the dough a few light kneading on a lightly floured surface . Divide dough into 6 equal portion . Cover the dough with cling wrap and let it rest for 15 minutes. 
• Flatten each dough into round shape and roll up swiss roll style. Pinch the seams in shape. Roll the dough into a long oval shape . 
• Place dough with seams side down on a lined baking tray. Loosely cover with a damn cloth or cling wrap and let it proof for 30 minutes
• Brush each dough with egg wash . Make a slit on each dough with a sharp knife and pipe the garlic filling on each slit.
• Bake at preheated oven at 180C for 12-15 minutes . Remove from oven and let it cool on wire rack .

To prepare filling 

• Mix butter chopped garlic and dried parsely to form a paste .

I do not have a bread machine so I have change the original method from using a bread machine to a mixer . 

Enjoy this delicious fluffy feather light garlic bun with a steaming hot cup of coffee !!!!!

Recipe adapted from HappyHomeBaking