<br />Sticky Buns, which my mother, whose family is from Philly, calls “Philadelphia Sticky Buns”, are my all time favorite holiday treat. When I went to school in Philadelphia, I was delighted to learn that there was a bakery around the corner from my apartment which made sticky buns just like my mom’s, and whenever I was feeling homesick, I went there for sticky buns that were way out of my budget. They are a treat that I make for my own family on special occasions, or to make an ordinary day a special occasion. For mine, I use a variation of my mother’s refrigerator rolls (I use buttermilk, less sugar, add barley malt, vanilla, and a small amount of an alternate flour preferably barley, but whole wheat if that’s what is around). The topping is my variation of a recipe she copied from Karo Cookery (I use more brown sugar, less corn syrup, plus vanilla). To me these are the taste of love. <br />

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