Caramel Apple Fantans

Name: Caramel Apple Fantans
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams envelope active dry yeast; 710 milliliters peeled and diced Braeburn apples (about 3 large); 8 servings Glaze; 355 milliliters bread flour; 59 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 79 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter, melted; 79 milliliters butter; 9 Tbsps butter, softened and divided; 1 large egg; 8 servings Dough; 118 milliliters golden raisins; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 177 milliliters chopped toasted pecans; 1 teaspoon salt; 237 milliliters warm water (105° to 115°); 355 milliliters whole wheat flour

This recipe makes 8 servings with 739 calories, 10g of protein, and 36g of fat each. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up butter, granulated sugar, pecans, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your Halloween event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine first 3 ingredients in bowl of a heavy-duty electric stand mixer; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in egg, next 3 ingredients, and 1 1/2 cups bread flour. Beat at medium speed, using paddle attachment, 1 minute or until smooth. Gradually beat in whole wheat flour and enough remaining bread flour to make a soft dough.

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Egg

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Bowl

Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes), sprinkling surface with bread flour as needed.

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Bread Flour

Dough

Place dough in a lightly greased large bowl, turning to grease top. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 45 to 55 minutes or until doubled in bulk.

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Wrap

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Meanwhile, prepare Filling: Melt 1 Tbsp. butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Add apples and next 2 ingredients, and saut 4 to 5 minutes or until apples are crisp-tender. Cool completely (about 30 minutes).

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Apple

Punch dough down; turn out onto a lightly floured surface.

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Dough

Punch

Roll into a 20- x 12-inch rectangle.

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Roll

Spread remaining 8 Tbsp. softened butter over dough. Stir together 3/4 cup granulated sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter, and top with pecans and apple mixture.

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Granulated Sugar

Cinnamon

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Pecans

Spread

Apple

Dough

Cut dough into 5 (12- x 4-inch) strips; stack dough strips. Replace any apples and pecans that fall out.

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Apple

Pecans

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Cut stack into 6 (4- x 2-inch) rectangles; cut each rectangle in half crosswise to form 12 (2-inch) squares.

Place stacked squares, cut sides up, into cups of a lightly greased 12-cup muffin pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 45 minutes to 1 hour or until rolls rise about 3/4 inch above rim of pan.

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Roll

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Preheat oven to 37

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Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes.

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Remove from pan to a wire rack.

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Prepare Glaze: Bring 1/3 cup butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar to a boil in a 1-qt. heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.

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Brown Sugar