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Rolls: Helen's Pecan Rolls




Source of Recipe


Helen
Dough Ingredients

2 packages of yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 eggs
5 cups flour
3/4 cup vegetable oil


Make dough: Soften yeast in warm water with 1 teaspoon of sugar for 10 minutes. Scald milk and pour into large bowl. Add remaining sugar and salt and cool. Stir yeast into milk mixture, beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in 2 cups flour, mix well. Add oil and beat well. Add the remaining flour and mix well. Let rest 10 minutes.

Knead dough on a floured surface for 10 minutes. Put dough into oiled bowl and turn to coat all sides. Cover and let rise in a warm place 1 hour. Punch down dough and let rise again for 45 minutes. Punch down dough again and divide into 2 pieces. Roll each half into a rectangle and fill.

Roll up each filled rectangle like a jelly roll and cut into 12 slices. Place slices, cut side down into prepared pan. Let rise 45 minutes.

Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 15 minutes. Lower the heat to 350 degrees and bake another 20 minutes. Let dough cool in pan 5 minutes. Loosen sides with a knife if needed, then invert onto rack to cool.

Filling Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Mix all ingredients together. Sprinkle half of filling onto each rectangle.

Pan Preparation

4 tablespoons butter, melted
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 cups pecan halves

Pour melted butter into a 13x9-inch baking pan coating the bottom. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter in pan. Sprinkle pecan halves over brown sugar.