Cinnamon Pecan Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees)
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 4 -5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 cups chopped pecans or 2 cups walnuts
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, scald the milk.
• 2 pour hot milk over the granulated sugar, salt and 1/2 cup of butter.
• 3 cool to lukewarm.
• 4 in the bowl of an electric mixer, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• 5 let sit for 5 minutes until yeast is bubbly.
• 6 add milk mixture to yeast and stir to mix.
• 7 with a whisk, beat in eggs.
• 8 fit your mixer with a dough hook, add flour 1 cup at a time, mixing until smooth.
• 9 add enough flour to make a soft dough.
• 10 knead, adding small amounts of flour as necessary until the dough is smooth and elastic but not sticky.
• 11 place dough in a greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• 12 punch down.
• 13 preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• 14 roll dough into a rectangle about 15x22 inches.
• 15 in a small bowl mix together the melted butter and brown sugar, using a spatula, spread this over the dough up to 1/2 inch from the edges.
• 16 sprinkle cinnamon evenly over the sugar and butter.
• 17 top with a layer of nuts.
• 18 roll dough up lenghthwise to make a log and pinch edge to seal.
• 19 slice dough evenly into 12 pieces.
• 20 place each piece cut side down on baking sheets 1 inch apart and let rise, covered with parchment or plastic for 15 minutes.
• 21 bake rolls until lightly browned on top- about 30 minutes.
• 22 remove from oven to prepare icing, beat 4 tablespoons of butter with the powdered sugar and lemon juice until fluffy.
• 23 using a spatula, smear the icing on top of the warm rolls.