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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Easy Caramel Pecan Sweet Rolls

I love any kind of sweet roll type things. And when I can make them with frozen bread dough....I'm a happy girl. There's a reason they sell frozen bread dough, people! It's there...use it! Of course there's a time and place for a homemade yeast dough...but if I can use frozen bread dough to save myself a little time, then I'm gonna do it! These babies are goooooood!!

Easy Caramel Pecan Sweet Rolls

 

1 loaf frozen bread dough ~ thawed
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 1/2 tablespoons water 
5 tablespoons butter, room temp ~ divided use
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup packed brown sugar ~ divided use
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan with cooking spray.


Combine the corn syrup, water, 3 tablespoons butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar. Spread in the bottom of the prepared pan and sprinkle with pecans.

On a floured surface, roll bread dough out to 12 X 14 inches.

Spread dough with two tablespoons of butter.

Combine cinnamon granulated sugar and brown sugar in a small bowl. Sprinkle over dough.

Roll up dough, starting at  the long end.

Slice into 1 inch slices and place over pecans in the pan.

Allow to rise until doubled.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake sweet rolls about 20 minutes until golden brown.

Invert onto a serving platter while still warm.

Let's do this! I allowed my frozen bread dough to thaw completely then rise.
Let's do this! I allowed my frozen
 bread dough to thaw completely then rise.

Combine the corn syrup, water, 3 tablespoons of the butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar.
Combine the corn syrup, water, 3 
tablespoons of the butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar.

Spread into the bottom of the prepared pan. Then sprinkle the chopped pecans on top.
Spread into the bottom of the prepared pan. 
Then sprinkle the chopped pecans on top.

Roll out the bread dough the butter with the remaining butter.
Roll out the bread dough the
 butter with the remaining butter.

Combine the granulated sugar, the remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar and the cinnamon. Sprinkle over the buttered dough and roll it up!
Combine the granulated sugar, the 
remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar and 
the cinnamon. Sprinkle over the 
buttered dough and roll it up!

Slice into 12 1-inch pieces and place the slices on top of the pecans.
Slice into 12 1-inch pieces and 
place the slices on top of the pecans.
 At this point you can cover, place the pan 
in the fridge overnight and pull out 
for a second rising in the morning.

Cover and allow to rise until doubled. I like to put my rising dough on a heating pad to hurry the process along.
Cover and allow to rise until doubled. 
I like to put my rising dough on a 
heating pad to hurry the process along.

See?
See?

Bake!
Bake!

Invert onto a platter...
Invert onto a platter...

..then enjoy the ooey-gooiness!!
..then enjoy the ooey-gooiness!!