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the only pastry that fights back when you try to leave the table
means A sweet, soft yeast bun baked with a topping of caramelized brown sugar, butter, and often nuts that clings to your fingers as you eat it.
from The name is plain English doing exactly what it says: the bun is sticky. It belongs to a family of sweetened, glazed buns that traveled to America with German settlers — the Pennsylvania Dutch 'Schnecken' (German for 'snails,' named for their coiled shape) are close cousins. The American 'sticky bun' became a Philadelphia specialty by the 19th century, and the word 'sticky' itself traces back to Old English 'stician,' to pierce or stick fast — the same root that gives us 'stick.'
- origin
- German immigrants brought it to Philadelphia in the 1600s
- aka
- Philadelphia cinnamon bun or Schnecken in German
- glue factor
- caramel and pecans bake at the bottom, then flip
- local pride
- Philly still claims it as a signature treat
- vs cinnamon roll
- sticky has gooey topping, roll has frosting
cinnabon — bakery chain founded 1985, serves 650+ million sticky buns annually
sticky bun philadelphia — traditional pastry from philadelphia bakeries, particularly associated with tastykake brand
da's sticky buns maryland — famous baltimore-based sticky bun recipe known for pecans and brown sugar, sold since 1970s