I've tried the recipe twice now, and both times I've had a lot of trouble. The end product tastes fine, but it isn't a bar. It's more of a crumble. I'm not sure what's going wrong. I've followed the recipe exactly, but each time I have a horrible time getting the bars out of the pan. A well-greased non-stick pan. The bars are just stuck to the bottom and I can't scrape them out. Both times I've had to soak the pan for a long time just to get it clean again. What could be causing the problem? This might easily be my greatest baking disaster in 20 years. OUCH! That's quite a statement... Are you using sticky bun sugar, or the sugar/corn syrup/butter substitute? Parchment paper would cure the sticking. Are the bars themselves REALLY sticky, as opposed to chewy? Are you using the ingredients the recipe says, or substituting? What liquid sweetener are you using: honey, maple syrup (fake or real), or corn syrup? I can try to replicate what you're doing tomorrow, see what happens... Let me know, OK? We need to get to the bottom of this sticky situation! - PJH OK, I just made them, using corn syrup, melted butter, and sugar in place of the sticky bun sugar. I also cut out the additional 1/3 cup granulated sugar. They went together fine, baked fine. I took them out of the oven, loosened the edges. Waited 5 minutes, and thought I'd see what would happen if I just flopped the pan over, rather than cutting into bars first - would the whole sheet drop out? It did - except for about a 1" strip along one short edge. So next time, I'd use parchment paper, and would avoid that issue. I also might cut them in half, then flop the pan over. I cut them into bars with a pizza wheel, and now I'm waiting for them to cool so I can see how sticky they are. So I'm sorry, I haven't really shed any light on your travails... does anyone else have any thoughts? - PJH

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