Stickies!

Every Thanksgiving, the story is retold. How my Grandmother used to make stickies all the time, then something happened and she stopped. No one knows why, she just did. In 1994, I called my Gram to tell her that I would be bringing a guest. She asked if I would like her to make Stickies, to which I replied "What are those?". I brought Sanjay home for the first time, she made Stickies. They were heaven! I have never had anything so melt-in-my-mouth tender, with the perfect amount of unadulterated sweetness. Sanjay stayed, and the tradition of the Sticky returned to our family.

We have them at every holiday with brunch (even the ones where dinner is the star), always served with Voget's ham, scrambled eggs, steamed asparagus and fruit (either frozen raspberries and blueberries or a citrus salad)

What are they? Very simply, a baking powder biscuit, rolled out into a large rectangle and spread with a very thin layer of butter and brown sugar (cooked together, 2 parts brown sugar to one part butter, 1/2 stick of butter per batch of baking powder biscuits), rolled, cut into 12 pieces (because that is how many holes are in a muffin tin) and baked in a hot, 425 degree oven for about 15 minutes. Of course, serving hot with a pat of butter is essential.

I can say without hesitation, that Stickies make everything a little better.