Happy half birthday to me!

Yesterday was my half birthday and before you snicker or say to yourself who celebrates that, well I do. Growing up my family celebrated half birthdays I mean why not celebrate? No gifts were involved or cards, just a delicious breakfast of quick sticky buns as they were called. I made them yesterday for myself of course and wanted to share them with you all because they are just too good and also because I feel a bit guilty for the lack of recipes in recent weeks :-) 

These quick sticky buns are exactly that quick! No yeast is involved so you don't want to worry about having to set the dough aside to rise. You can make these buns in the morning you plan to eat them because that is when they are most delicious and also you don't have to make a frosting for these sticky buns. There is melted butter and maple syrup base that makes the top of the sticky buns. The best part when the maple syrup/butter hardens just a bit and it creates a candy substance. It is amazing and my family would always fight for those pieces.
First, gather together your ingredients. For the filling, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. For the dough, 9 tablespoons of butter, 1/2 cup pure maple syrup, 2 1/4 cup flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 cup milk.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. In a sauce pan, melt together the maple syrup and 4 tablespoons of butter.

Allow the mixture to boil for 30 seconds then pour into a 9 inch round cake pan.

In a bowl, combine the filling, the walnuts, cinnamon and brown sugar.

In your mixing bowl, combine the flour and baking powder.

Melt another 4 tablespoons of butter then pour into the mixing bowl. Mix the three ingredients together until completely combined. Then pour in the milk and mix the ingredients together thoroughly. On a floured surface, knead the dough for a bit then roll it out into a 12"X9" rectangle.

Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and brush the melted butter all over the dough.

Pour the filling over the dough on an even layer.

Roll up the dough length wise and crimp the end.

 Cut the dough into 8 sections, we got 7 then place them into the melted butter and maple syrup.

Cook the buns for 25 minutes.

Remove them from the oven and place a plate over the top of the cake pan. Flip it over so the maple syrup bottom is now on the top.

Then serve, eat and enjoy!

*I apologize for the quality of these photos. I was 6am when I woke up to make these buns. I intended to use my big camera but couldn't find the camera card and didn't want to turn on the light to wake up. Of course I found it later in the day on his night stand, where all camera cards properly belong :/
Now please tell me some of your family celebrated half birthdays too and how did you celebrate.