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Gluten Free Bacon Pecan Sweet Potato Sticky Buns

Gluten Free Bacon Sweet Potato Sticky Buns

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Course: Breakfast
Prep Time: 8 days 20 hours
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • mixer with dough hook
  • Mixing Bowl
  • cast iron skillet or casserole dish

Ingredients

Sweet Potato Dough

  • 6 tbsp Dairy Free butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup oat milk
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water, warm
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 pkg instant active yeast
  • 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
  • 3 1/2 cups Gluten Free flour, plus an additional 1/2 cup

Raisin Filling

  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 tbsp bourbon
  • 10 tbso Dairy Free butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Topping

  • 2 cups chopped pecans
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup date syrup
  • 1 pkg bacon, cooked and chopped

Instructions

Sweet Potato Dough

  • in a mixing bowl combine warm water, yeast, honey, and half of the sugar. Stir and let sit for 5 minutes. It should become a little foamy and frothy.
  • In a separate bowl add the melted butter, the remaining sugar, salt, and oat milk and stir. Add the sweet potatoes and eggs and stir and then add your yeast mixture.
  • Add the 3 1/2 cups of flour and using your dough hook mix on medium/low. Once it's completely mixed if the dough still seems sticky add the additional 1/2 cup of flour.
  • Spray another bowl with nonstick spray and place the dough into the bowl.
  • Cover with a towel and place in a warm place for 1-2 hours. It should rise by about 1/3.
  • Lightly flour your work surface and roll out out the dough to 10"-12".

Filling

  • Mix all of the filling ingredients together and spread over the rolled out dough, leaving a 1" boarder.
  • Roll tightly, making sure to press the seems. Slice into 6 or 8 rolls depending how thick you want them.

Bacon Sweet Potato Sticky Buns

  • Spray a cast iron skillet or casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Add pecans, date syrup, and brown sugar to the bottom of the pan.
  • Place the rolls on top. Cover with a towel and allow to rise another hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Lightly cover pan with foil.
  • Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 25 more minutes.
  • Loosen the sides of the rolls with a knife and then flip onto a place. Top with chopped bacon. Enjoy!
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