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    Home » Recipes » Top Amish Recipes

    Homemade Amish Sticky Buns Recipe

    Published: Mar 3, 2022 · Updated: Mar 2, 2022 by Kevin Williams | 7 Comments

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    • 👩‍🍳 Endless Amish Cinnamon Roll Recipes
    • 🖨️ Homemade Amish Sticky Buns

    Cinnamon rolls are ubiquitous in Amish kitchens and bakeries, but "sticky buns" are not far behind.  And we have a great sticky buns recipe today! Over the years since this post was first written, I've seen sticky buns showing up more and more places. I almost bought some the other day when I was visiting an Amish bakery. "Sticky buns" are a common confection in Amish kitchens, although they seem more prevalent in Pennsylvania.  They remind me of a cross between a cinnamon roll and a coffeecake.

    Amish Sticky Buns

    Either way, they are quite decadent. These are some homemade sticky buns I picked up at a Mennonite bakery in Brown County, Ohio.  Didn't take long for half a pan to disappear in this household:)  All I can say: YUH-UM!  This is a recipe from the archives similar to the one used to make these sticky buns.

    I’ve made these sticky buns before and they’re surprisingly easy, despite the laborious instructions. You just have to have patience and allow time for the dough to do a full rise. Now, of course, those who know me know that I would probably add more cinnamon than what is listed here.  I just love the taste of cinnamon. I might also forgo the nuts, but that’s up to you


    The sticky buns are really popular as an item to sell in Amish bakeries, they might also be served after church on a Sunday morning. Once you get these sticky buns going, the smell that will fill your house is incredible. It’s almost worth making these buns for the smell as much as for the taste. And the smell is calorie free. Unfortunately, the buns are not, so, how many you eat is up to you!

    I like this recipe because the ingredients are very basic.

    Homemade Amish Sticky Buns

    Basic ingredients, plenty of cinnamon,sugar, and butter, how can you go wrong?

    This is the part where you make a "well" in the bowl of flour and add some of the ingredients.

    This recipe does take some time, so it's not something you whip out in 10 minutes. There are some steps that require letting the dough rise. But the work is worthwhile, because you eventually get this delicious sticky bun!

    🍩 Ingredients

    • 1 cup milk
    • 6 plus 2 tablespoons sugar
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 envelope active dry yeast
    • ½ cup warm water
    • 5 plus ¼ cups flour
    • 4 plus 3 plus 1 tablespoons butter, softened
    • 1 egg
    • ⅔ cup light brown sugar
    • ½ plus 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ½ cup light corn syrup
    • ½ cup nuts, chopped (optional)

    📋 Instructions

    1. In a small saucepan heat the milk. Stir 6 tablespoons of the sugar and the salt into the milk until dissolved.
    2. Remove milk from heat and set aside to cool.
    3. Sprinkle yeast over the warm water and set it aside.
    4. Put 5 cups flour in a large bowl and make a well in the center.
    5. When the milk is cool, pour it into the center of the flour.
    6. Add the yeast mixture, 4 tablespoons of the butter and the egg. Stir with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms.
    7. Sprinkle your counter top or a cookie sheet with the remaining flour. Place the dough on the floured surface and knead until smooth.
    8. Oil a large bowl. Place the dough in the bowl, turning it until it is coated with oil.
    9. Cover the bowl with a towel and set aside in a warm place until the dough doubles in size, about 50 minutes.
    10. In a small bowl combine 3 tablespoons of the butter, the brown sugar, ½ teaspoon of the cinnamon and corn syrup.
    11. Pour the brown sugar mixture into a 13”x9” baking pan. Sprinkle nuts, if using, over the sugar mixture.
    12. Combine the 1 teaspoon cinnamon with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
    13. Divide the dough in half and roll out each half to make a 12” square.
    14. Spread half of the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and sprinkle half the cinnamon-sugar on each square of dough.
    15. Roll up each square like a jelly roll and cut into 6 pieces.
    16. Place the pieces in the pan, swirl-side up. Cover the pan with a towel and set aside in a warm place to let the buns rise to double in size, about 1 hour.
    17. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350º.
    18. Bake the buns until they are nicely brown, about 25 minutes.
    19. Remove them from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes.
    20. Then turn the pan upside down onto a tray to remove the buns while still hot.

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    🖨️ Homemade Amish Sticky Buns

    Homemade Amish Sticky Buns

    "Sticky buns" are a common confection in Amish kitchens, although they seem more prevalent in Pennsylvania.
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup milk
    • 8 tablespoon sugar
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 envelope active dry yeast
    • ½ cup warm water
    • 5 ¼ cups flour
    • 8 tablespoon butter softened
    • 1 egg
    • ⅔ cup light brown sugar
    • 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • ½ cup light corn syrup
    • ½ cup nuts chopped (optional)

    Instructions
     

    • In a small saucepan heat the milk. Stir 6 tablespoons of the sugar and the salt into the milk until dissolved.
    • Remove milk from heat and set aside to cool. Sprinkle yeast over the warm water and set it aside.
    • Put 5 cups flour in a large bowl and make a well in the center. When the milk is cool, pour it into the center of the flour. Add the yeast mixture, 4 tablespoons of the butter and the egg. Stir with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms.
    • Sprinkle your counter top or a cookie sheet with the remaining flour. Place the dough on the floured surface and knead until smooth.
    • Oil a large bowl. Place the dough in the bowl, turning it until it is coated with oil. Cover the bowl with a towel and set aside in a warm place until the dough doubles in size, about 50 minutes.
    • In a small bowl combine 3 tablespoons of the butter, the brown sugar, ½ teaspoon of the cinnamon and corn syrup.
    • Pour the brown sugar mixture into a 13”x9” baking pan. Sprinkle nuts, if using, over the sugar mixture.
    • Combine the 1 teaspoon cinnamon with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
    • Divide the dough in half and roll out each half to make a 12” square.
    • Spread half of the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and sprinkle half the cinnamon-sugar on each square of dough.
    • Roll up each square like a jelly roll and cut into 6 pieces. Place the pieces in the pan, swirl-side up. Cover the pan with a towel and set aside in a warm place to let the buns rise to double in size, about 1 hour.
    • When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350º.
    • Bake the buns until they are nicely brown, about 25 minutes.
    • Remove them from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes. Then turn the pan upside down onto a tray to remove the buns while still hot.
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    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    Comments

    1. Thomas

      July 29, 2017 at 1:27 pm

      I loved going to the Amish area ..I would get peanut butter rolls or buns .. they were just like a cinnamon roll but had a peanut butter base inside and a peanut butter icing .. but I can never find a recipe for them .. I found 1 place that still carries them , but its a 2 hr drive to get there . can anyone please help with finding this recipe ?

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      • Kevin

        July 30, 2017 at 9:44 am

        This sounds amazing and I'm not sure I've seen that recipe before, but I can look in my archives...what Amish community was this?

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      • Lynn kopsie

        July 16, 2020 at 7:48 pm

        This is for Thomas, I found a peanut butter cinnamon roll recipe from Mrs. Groves in Altoona pa that has a pnb icing at a blog spiced.blog. Just google peanut butter cinnamon roll.

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        • Kevin

          July 17, 2020 at 10:25 am

          Thanks, good advice! Peanut butter cinnamon roll sounds amazing!

    2. New England Grandma

      May 02, 2020 at 7:36 am

      5 stars
      I made these yesterday and they are absolutely delicious!! The recipe is easy and I had all of the ingredients in the house.

      Wonderful!

      Reply
      • Kevin

        May 02, 2020 at 9:15 am

        Glad it turned out well for you, it is a delicious recipe!

        Reply
    3. Sue

      October 29, 2021 at 1:22 pm

      You really should not begin with 5 cups of flour. Maybe start with 4 1/2 cups and add flour as needed. My dough was so stiff I had to add 3 tablespoons of milk just to work it. I won't be making these again from your recipe.

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