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Nutella Cherry Buns

Fate was calling me to make cinnamon buns. I was listening to a podcast of America's Test Kitchen and they were doing a recipe for cinnamon buns. Then I was hopping around on TV last night and Alton Brown was doing cinnamon buns on Good Eats. My favorite cinnamon bun recipe is from Joy the Baker .  But I didn't have any cream cheese so I decided to adapt it a bit and use Nutella instead. How could you go wrong with Nutella? Nutella Cherry Buns 1 package of yeast (2 1/4 t) 1/4 c warm water (not over 110 degrees - aaahhh not OOOWW!) 2T brown sugar 2 eggs 1 t vanilla 1/2 c milk, room temperature 1 t salt 1/4 c sugar 2 3/4 - 3 c flour 1 stick butter (8T) Filling: 1/2 c Nutella 1/2 c dried cherries, chopped Icing 1 c confectioner's sugar 2 T milk Mix yeast water and brown sugar together and set aside. Meanwhile in mixing bowl, with the dough hook attached, add the eggs, vanilla, sugar,  milk, salt, and 2 c of the flour.  When yeast mixture has starte...