Pecan Honey Buns

These delicious Pecan Honey Buns are yet another wonderful recipe found in my mom’s old recipe card box. This recipe contains no yeast and goes together pretty quickly.

I made them for my family last Sunday morning and it really brought back the memories of my mom baking them when I was young.

Pecan Honey Buns

3 cups Flour

3 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

⅓ cup Sugar

½ cup Butter

1 cup Evaporated Milk

1 Egg, beaten

⅓ cup Brown Sugar, packed

1 1 /2 teaspoons Cinnamon

4 ½ teaspoons Orange Rind, grated

3 tablespoons Butter, melted

⅓ cup Honey

⅔ cup Pecans, chopped

Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together (I put them all into a large bowl and mixed well with a wire whisk). Cut in the butter until mix resembles corn meal. Add the milk and egg, stirring until a soft dough forms. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for about 1 minute. Roll dough in to a rectangle about 10 x 15 inches.

Mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, orange rind, melted butter, and honey. Spread half of the honey mixture onto the dough and sprinkle with ⅓ cup of the chopped pecans. Roll up the dough like you are making cinnamon rolls and slice pieces 1″ thick. Place into a baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Top the rolls with remaining honey mixture and sprinkle with remaining chopped pecans.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 – 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool slightly. You may want to remove them from the baking dish at this point or turn them over onto a piece of foil. They may stick a bit to the dish when cooled completely. Enjoy!

*My mom had the oven temperature at 425. I think they do better at 400 degrees.

*Mom had them placed into muffin tins. I used the glass baking dish for easier clean up.