I recently received Betterbakings'
The New Best of Betterbaking.com: 175 Classic Recipes from the Beloved Baker's Website from my wonderful bosses for my birthday so of course I had to try out some recipes. That night I tried her
Sticky Chewy Cinnamon Sticks recipe, but while reading it I couldn't figure out how it would be a stick as the process seemed the same as when you make cinnamon buns. However, I went ahead and this is what I came up with-to me a somwhat cinnamon bun. The dough isn't quite as bread-like as your traditional bun, more dense almost like a cross between a cinnamon bun and a scone? For the filling I did a mix of raisins and candied cherries with white sugar, then brushed them all with whipping cream. A rather tasty piece of business,
but you must eat them warm (or sliced in half and made into a sandwich with butter and honey if you're my father)
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My mother ate one that night (it was 11 o'clock when I finished them) and said they were the best thing she has ever eaten in terms of the cinnamon buns I have made. Go figure. I'm going to try and change some things until I'm a little happier with the outcome.
Bottom line: It's a good recipe-just not what I expected.
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