Cranberry-Pistachio Sticky Buns Recipe

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Looking for a fantastic brunch item? Then try these ooey-gooey good sticky buns. They use frozen yeast roll dough and couldn't be simpler to make. The buns rise overnight in the refrigerator, so you just need to bake them the next morning.—Athena Russell, Florence, South Carolina

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Cranberry-Pistachio Sticky Buns Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + rising Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup chopped pistachios
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
24 frozen bread dough dinner rolls, thawed
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 package (4.6 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon orange extract

Directions

Sprinkle the pistachios, cranberries and cinnamon in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Arrange rolls in single layer on top.
In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Remove from the heat; stir in the brown sugar, pudding mix, milk and extract until smooth. Pour over dough. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. (Cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly.) Cool for 1 minute before inverting onto a serving platter. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 sticky bun equals 225 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 283 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Cranberry-Pistachio Sticky Buns in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2012, p102

Purchasing Pistachios

When buying unshelled pistachios, look for ones with the shell partially open so it's easier to retrieve the nut. Also, a closed shell indicates an immature nut.