Mascarpone-Glazed Sticky Buns | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup whole milk
• 5 tablespoons granulated sugar (divided)
• 1 ¾ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting)
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 large eggs (room temperature)
• 8 tablespoons 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces, room temperature, plus ½ tablespoon, melted
• 1 ¾ cups chopped pecans
• 8 tablespoons 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• Pinch sea salt
• 1 egg
• 4 ounces mascarpone (room temperature)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract