LOGIN
SIGN UP
Your free recipe manager,
shopping list, and meal planner!
Learn more!
Go to Community recipes!
This was one of my now deceased mother-in-law's favorite recipes. She likes it so much she gave it her checkmark of approval in the cookbook she gave to Hubby as a birthday present.

Servings: 12 slices

Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients
  • 4 to 4½ c. - flour
  • 1 envelope - yeast
  • 1 c. - milk
  • sugar
  • unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp. - cinnamon
  • ⅔ c. - brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp. - light corn syrup
  • ½ c. - pecans (chopped)
  • 2 - eggs
Steps
  1. Combine yeast & 2-c. flour in mixing bowl.
  2. Heat milk, ⅓-c. sugar, & ⅓-c. butter, stirring constantly, until mixture is warm (115 to 120° F). Add to flour mixture along with eggs.
  3. Beat at low speed ½-min.; then on high speed for 3-min.
  4. With a spoon, stir in as much of 2 to 2½ c. flour as you can mix in.
  5. Turn dough onto floured surface & knead in enough of remaining flour to make moderately stiff dough which is smooth & elastic (6 to 8 min.).
  6. Form dough into ball & put in greased bowl; turn once. Cover & let rise in warm place until doubled (about 1-hr.).
  7. Punch dough down, divide in half, cover, & let rest 10-min.
  8. In the meantime, melt 3-tbsp. butter.
  9. Roll ½ dough into 12x8 in. rectangle; then brush with half of melted butter..
  10. Combine cinnamon & ½-c. white sugar; sprinkle half of it on dough.
  11. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with long end. Seal seam & cut into 12 slices.
  12. Repeat previous two steps with remaining dough.
  13. Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, & ¼-c. butter. Cook, stirring, until butter has melted & mixture blended. Divide between 2 9-in. round cake pans.
  14. Sprinkle each pan with half of pecans.
  15. Arrange rolls in pans, cover, & let rise till nearly doubled (about 30-min.).
  16. Preheat oven to 375° F. Bake rolls for 20 to 25 min. & invert onto serving plate.
Notes
  • SOURCE: Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book (1982 Ed.)
 

Page footer