Dog Team Sticky Buns

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/4 ounces yeast
• 1 cup water (105-115 degrees f)
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup mashed potatoes (warm)
• 3 cups flour (may need more)
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm water; let stand 5 minutes.
• 2 mix together shortening, sugar, salt, egg, mashed potato; add dissolved yeast.
• 3 mix in flour to make a soft dough.
• 4 turn on to floured board, knead until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if necessary.
• 5 may refrigerate overnight now.
• 6 roll out dough into a 9*16 rectangle and butter generously with melted butter.
• 7 sprinkle dough with mixture of cinnamon and sugar; roll toward one long edge.
• 8 slice into 1 inch thick pieces.
• 9 butter a 9*13 baking pan.
• 10 mix maple syrup with water; pour into pan; sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan.
• 11 place slices of dough, cut side down, on top of syrup mixture.
• 12 let rise at room temperature until doubled.
• 13 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 14 bake about 30 minutes.
• 15 invert onto platter or foil to cool if you like your sticky buns gooey; invert onto a rack if you don't like goo. either way, be careful as syrup is very hot.