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pecan cinnamon rolls

★★★★★ 1
Southerncookinggurl avatar
a recipe by
Christina Haley
@Southerncookinggurl
Union City, TN

I just can't go back to any canned cinnamon rolls after making these. Great for brunches, for breakfast or a late night snack... mmmm so good!!!!!

Blue Ribbon Recipe

The dough for these pecan cinnamon rolls rises well and creates a light and fluffy cinnamon roll. The style of making these rolls is not traditional but makes them very easy to make. The filling is sweet and filled with cinnamon. Pecans add a delightful crunch. These would be delicious to wake up to any morning.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
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★★★★★ 1
serves 12
prep time 3 Hr
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For pecan cinnamon rolls

  • 1/2 c
    milk
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 c
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    water, warm (105-115 degrees)
  • 2 pkg
    active dry yeast
  • 2 lg
    eggs, beaten
  • 4-4 1/2 c
    flour
  • FILLING
  • 1/2 stick
    butter, melted
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 3 Tbsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans
  • ICING
  • 2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/4 - 3/4 c
    milk (to desired thickness)

How To Make pecan cinnamon rolls

Test Kitchen Tips
The filling is sweet. Use as much or little as you like. Most likely you will have filling left over.
  • Milk brought to a boil.
    1
    Bring milk just to a boil and remove from heat immediately.
  • Adding in butter and sugar.
    2
    Mix in butter and sugar and let cool to lukewarm.
  • Dissolving the yeast.
    3
    Dissolve yeast in warm water for 10 minutes.
  • Adding eggs and milk mixture to yeast mixture.
    4
    Add milk mixture and beaten eggs. Mix well to make smooth.
  • Adding additional flour to the dough.
    5
    Add half of the flour and mix until smooth. Then add remaining flour.
  • Dough on a lightly floured surface.
    6
    Turn out dough on floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes)
  • Dough placed in a buttered bowl.
    7
    Put dough into a large buttered bowl.
  • Allowing dough to rise.
    8
    Cover with a towel in a warm draft-free area (I find my microwave is great for this) Let rise for 1 1/2 hours.
  • Punching down the risen dough.
    9
    Punch dough down.
  • Dough separated into 12 pieces.
    10
    Separate dough into 12 even pieces.
  • Rolling out the pieces of dough.
    11
    Roll and press dough out into about 6" X 2" rectangles.
  • Filling ingredients in a bowl.
    12
    Mix all cinnamon filling ingredients together.
  • Spreading filling onto the dough.
    13
    Spread out on each piece of dough. Roll up each piece of dough.
  • Pressing down on the cinnamon rolls.
    14
    Place in a buttered baking pan and press down gently.
  • Rolls covered with a towel.
    15
    Cover with a towel and let rise 1 hour.
  • Cinnamon rolls baked until lightly brown.
    16
    Bake @ 375 until nicely browned.
  • Mixing together the icing ingredients.
    17
    Mix icing ingredients together.
  • Pouring the icing on the cinnamon rolls.
    18
    Pour or spread (depending on desired consistency) on top of warm cinnamon rolls.
  • Pecan cinnamon rolls iced.
    19
    Eat and enjoy!
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