Red Cherry Sticky Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

STICKY BUNS
1 (16 ounce) can sweet red cherries, drained (reserve juice)
3 1/2 - 4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 large egg, slightly beaten
cherry glaze (recipe below)
1/2 cup slivered almonds
CHERRY GLAZE
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/2 cup reserved cherry juice

Preparation

Drain and halve cherries; reserve juice for Cherry Glaze.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together 3 cups of the flour, sugar, yeast and salt.
In a small saucepan, heat milk and 1/3 cup butter to 120 degrees F; stir in egg. Stir in flour mixture to form a ball.
Turn out on a prepared pastry cloth and knead, adding only enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough until smooth and satiny (5 to 10 minutes).
Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
With a rolling pin, roll dough to an 18x15-inch rectangle. Brush with remaining melted butter to within 1/2-inch of edges. Arrange cherries over buttered dough. Roll up from 18-inch side; pinch edges to seal. Cut into 20 slices.
Pour Cherry Glaze into a 13x9x2-inch pan; sprinkle with almonds. Place slices cut side down over Cherry Glaze. Let rise until double in bulk, 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes; invert on a serving platter. Let stand 1 minutes; remove pan.
Serve warm.