Pecan Praline Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (1/4 ounce) envelopes fleischmann's active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water (100 to 110 f)
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs
• 6 1/2-7 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tone's ground cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup karo light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves, toasted

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm water in a large mixing bowl. heat milk and butter in small saucepan until warm (100° to 110°f). butter does not need to melt completely. add to yeast mixture. beat in sugar, salt, eggs and 3 cups flour. mix well, adding additional flour until mixture forms a soft dough.
• 2 knead on lightly floured surface until dough is smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. or knead with electric mixer using dough hook. place in greased bowl, turning once to coat top. cover and let rise in warm draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• 3 filling:.
• 4 mix sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. set aside.
• 5 caramel topping:.
• 6 combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, water and salt in heavy saucepan. bring just to boiling point over medium heat to dissolve sugar. remove from heat. grease one 13 x 9-inch pan and one 8-inch square pan. pour two thirds of the caramel topping into the 13 x 9-inch pan and the remainder into the 8-inch pan. place pecans on top of the caramel, dividing nuts proportionally between the two pans.
• 7 punch dough down. roll into 18 x 10-inch rectangle on lightly floured surface. spread with butter and top with cinnamon-sugar filling, pressing gently into dough. roll up tightly, sealing edges. cut into 12 equal slices. place atop caramel topping (8 in 13 x 9-inch pan and 4 in 8-inch square pan). cover rolls and let rise until nearly doubled, about 1 hour.
• 8 bake in a preheated 350ºf oven for 25 to 30 minutes. cover with foil during last 10 minutes if rolls are browning too quickly. cool for 5 minutes before inverting on serving plate.
• 9 **to toast pecans, spread on a shallow baking sheet and bake in 350ºf oven for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring once. remove from oven.