Sage and Coconut Caramel Sticky Buns | Saveur

Ingredients

• 2 ¹⁄₂ cups coconut milk
• 2 ¹⁄₄ cups light ale
• 2 cups (14 1/2 oz.) packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup brewed coffee
• 1 ¹⁄₂ tbsp. barley malt syrup
• 1 ¹⁄₂ vanilla beans, split lengthwise and seeds scraped
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tbsp. kosher salt
• 3 sprigs sage
• ¹⁄₄ cup whole milk, warmed to 105º
• 1 tbsp. active dry yeast
• 10 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, plus 4 tbsp. melted
• 3 large eggs plus 2 large egg yolks
• 3 ¹⁄₄ cups cups (14 3/4 oz.) all-purpose flour
• ¹⁄₂ cup (3 1/2 oz.) sugar
• 3 tbsp. vital wheat gluten
• 2 ¹⁄₂ tsp. kosher salt
• ²⁄₃ cup (5 1/2 oz.) light brown sugar
• 3 tbsp. whiskey
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. ground ginger
• ¹⁄₄ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
• ¹⁄₂ vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped
• Finely grated zest of 1 orange
• 2 cups pecans, toasted and chopped