Chelsea Christmas Buns
This was adaped from the barefoot contessa's chelsea buns. They have replaced frozen dough cinnamon rolls i have been making for my family every christmas day morning.
Steps
Do-ahead steps: defrost the puff pastry overnight in the refrigerator and leave in the refrigerator until ready to roll out.
If you leave it on the counter while you assemble everything they get too soft and will be difficult to work with.
Preheat oven to 400.
With a hand mixer or stand mixer cream together and place one rounded tablespoon of mixture in to each muffin cup.
Sprinkle cup of the chopped pecans evenly over the sugar butter mix: 7 tbs of butter , 1 / 3 cup brown sugar and t vanilla extract.
With a fork combine remaining brown sugar and the spices.
Divide mixture in half: one half for one puff pastry sheet , and one for the second: 2 / 3 c brown sugar , 3 t cinnamon , t nutmeg , t salt.
Tear off a sheet of plastic wrap larger than the puff pastry sheet and place on a wooden board.
Lightly flour the area and unfold one sheet of the defrosted puff pastry with the folds going left to right.
With a pastry brush , paint the sheet with melted butter , reserving for the .
Ingredients
unsalted butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, pecans, puff pastry sheets, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt