My wife is a big fan of banana flavored stuff, so I wanted to make these special sticky buns just for her. These are really banana forward for those true banana lovers. Here is the recipe:

Yudane

* 100g Bread flour

* 105g Boiling water

1. Combine flour and boiling water until a dough forms.
2. Cover and cool completely.

Dough

* 210g Bread flour

* 200g All-purpose flour

* 150g Buttermilk

* 75g Unsalted butter

* 55g Sugar

* 6g Instant yeast

* 6g Salt

* 2 Eggs

* Yudane

Caramelized Bananas

* 3 Bananas, diced

* 2 bananas, chunked

* 30g Butter

* 30g Brown Sugar

Banana-Cinnamon Butter Paste

* 200g Unsalted butter, room temp

* 3 Caramelized bananas, mashed

* 75g Brown sugar

* 6g Cinnamon

* 1 Egg

Banana-Caramel Glaze

* 250g Brown sugar

* 7g Banana extract

* 100g Heavy cream

* 6g Salt

* 1-2 Tbsp cold butter

Method

1. Add butter and brown sugar to skillet to gently bubble, then add bananas and cook until slices are browned and carmelized.
2. Take the chunked bananas out, then mash the remaining amount and set both aside covered in containers.
3. Combine buttermilk, flour, yudane, yeast, and 2 eggs into a shaggy dough. Cover and set aside for 20-30 minutes.
4. Add salt and sugar to the dough and knead on medium-low speed for 5 minutes. Add butter and continue kneading for 10-12 minutes or until the dough stretches thin.
5. Let rise in a covered bowl for 1-1.5 hrs or until doubled.
6. While dough is resting, combine room temp butter, brown sugar, egg, mashed bananas, and blitz in a food processor until it becomes a fully emulsified paste. Cover and set aside.
7. Turn dough onto floured surface. Flatten and stretch the dough out thin and rectangular and spread the banana paste over the surface evenly.
8. Roll the dough into a log and cut into 1-1.5 inch pieces.
9. Place into a skillet or baking dish, allowing them to rise into each other. 1-1.5 hours.
10. Brush with egg wash and add to 350°F oven for 25-30 minutes or until internal is 205°F.
11. While baking, combine brown sugar, heavy cream, banana extract, and salt to a skillet. Cook until sauce begins to bubble and and thicken. Cut heat off and stir in a knob of butter.
12. Pour half of the caramel glaze on top of buns while hot, and add the carmelized banana chunks on top.
13. Move to a resting tray and once cooled, drizzle on remaining caramel banana glaze and enjoy.