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Butter Pecan Rolls Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup milk, scalded
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter
1 oz. yeast
3 eggs, well beaten
4 1/2 cups flour (approximately)
1/2 cup soft butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup pecans
2/3 cup maple syrup
Directions:
Directions:
Place milk, sugar, salt and butter in bowl and stir until butter is melted, cool to lukewarm.
Add crumbled yeast.
Let stand for 20 minutes.
Add eggs and flour gradually.
Beat until smooth.
Turn out on floured pastry cloth and knead until smooth and elastic.
Place in greased bowl and cover with towel.
Let rise until doubled in bulk.
Turn out on floured cloth.
Divide dough into two parts.
Roll each piece into rectangle about 1/2 inch thick.
Spread half of the butter on each piece and sprinkle with brown sugar.
Roll like a jelly roll.
Cut each roll into 12 pieces.
Place in two well-buttered 8 x 8 x 2" pans, sprinkled with nuts.
Let rise until doubled in bulk.
Just before baking, dribble half of the syrup on each pan of rolls.

Bake at 400º for 30 minutes.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
WSJ, 12/23/96

 

 

 

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