Grandmother Stougaard's Caramel Pecan Sweet Rolls

Name: Grandmother Stougaard's Caramel Pecan Sweet Rolls
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams envelope active dry yeast; 177 milliliters packed brown sugar; 2 Tbsps light corn syrup; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 Tbsps margarine; 118 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters pecan halves; 1 teaspoons salt; 30 milliliters warm water (110 degrees F); 2 Tbsps water; 59 milliliters white sugar

Grandmother Stougaard's Caramel Pecan Sweet Rolls requires roughly 3 hours and 30 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 12 servings with 146 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. If you have active yeast, egg, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Pour the milk into a small saucepan, and set over medium heat.

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Milk

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Sauce Pan

Heat just until a skin starts to form on the top, then remove from the stove, and stir in salt and 1/4 cup margarine. Allow to cool to lukewarm.

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Margarine

Salt

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Stove

Place 1/8 cup of warm water in a small bowl. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon sugar.

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Sugar

Water

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Bowl

Sprinkle yeast over the surface, and let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.

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Yeast

In a large bowl, stir together the cooled milk mixture and the yeast for 2 minutes using an electric mixer on medium speed.

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Yeast

Milk

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add egg, and mix well. Use a large wooden spoon to stir in flour 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition until the mixture forms a dough. Knead on a floured surface, adding more flour if necessary, until dough is smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Wooden Spoon

Place in an oiled bowl, and turn once to coat the top. Cover, and let rise until doubled in size, 1 to 2 hours.

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Bowl

Punch down dough, and let rest on the counter while you prepare the caramel topping. In a medium bowl, mix together the corn syrup, 1 1/2 tablespoons of water, 3 tablespoons of margarine and brown sugar until smooth.

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Caramel Sauce

Brown Sugar

Corn Syrup

Margarine

Dough

Punch

Water

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Bowl

Spread an even layer onto the bottom of a 9x9 inch baking dish.

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Spread

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Baking Pan

Place pecan halves upside down in rows over the sugar mixture. Set aside.

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Pecan Halves

Sugar

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to a 9x12 inch rectangle

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Dough

Roll

Spread with 2 tablespoons of margarine.

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Margarine

Spread

Mix together 1/4 cup of sugar with the cinnamon; sprinkle over the margarine.

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Margarine

Cinnamon

Sugar

Roll the dough up starting at the long end to form a log. Pinch the seam together to seal.

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Dough

Roll

Cut the roll into 1 inch rounds.

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Roll

Place the rounds into the prepared baking dish. Set in a warm place to rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.

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Baking Pan

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Bake rolls for 20 to 25 minutes in the oven, until golden brown. Invert baking pan onto a cutting board or a clean cookie sheet while still warm so the caramel topping is on top.

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Caramel Sauce