How the (sticky) bun rolls

Andrea Adleman

With apologies in advance to pastry chefs and anti-pun purists, I hereby glaze over the difference between sticky buns and cinnamon rolls. The latter were easier to find, so I used them to study today’s National Sticky Buns Day.

DD cinn roll
District Doughnut makes a cinnamon roll on the weekends
Sugar Shack Shaw cinn roll
Sugar Shack cinnamon roll
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Photo by Buttercream Bakeshop of its hybrid and proprietary cinnascone

Preview: I look forward to trying the Dominique Ansel Kitchen cinnamon spun roll on Sunday, following the advice of this Eater NY story.