The recipe is put together the night before and then popped in the oven the next morning. recipe calls for vanilla pudding mix, but I've sampled versions made with butterscotch. Still, I prefer the vanilla because I think the butterscotch has a somewhat artificial and overly sweet flavor.
3/4 cup pecan halves
25 ounces frozen yeast roll dough, unthawed
3/4 cup butter, melted (1 1/2 sticks)
1 3.5-ounce package cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Recipe
Butter a bundt or tube pan well. Sprinkle pecan halves over the bottom of the pan. Place frozen rolls over pecans. Drizzle the butter over the rolls. Combine the vanilla pudding mix, sugars and cinnamon in a medium bowl and sprinkle over the rolls. Let rise overnight.
(Do not cover; cake will rise above the pan.)
In the morning, place pan in a heated 350-degree oven and bake for 25 minutes. Invert onto a large platter and serve.
Makes 12 servings.
NOTE: Rich's Rolls are a common brand, and one 25-ounce bag is enough for the recipe. If your supermarket carries Rhodes Roll Dough, which comes in 16-ounce bags of 12 rolls, you'll need a bag and a half.