Strawberry-pecan Rolls

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

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 3/4 teaspoon yeast
• 4 -4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 egg
• 8 tablespoons butter, softened divided
• 2/3 cup strawberry preserves, divided
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 in medium saucepan, combine 1 3/4 cups milk, salt, oil and honey.
• 2 heat over medium heat until warm (118°f. to 120°f.).
• 3 place in large bowl.
• 4 stir in yeast and 2 cups of the flour.
• 5 cover; let stand 10 minutes.
• 6 stir in egg and 2 cups of the flour, adding additional 1/2 cup flour if dough is very sticky.
• 7 turn out onto floured surface; knead 6 to 8 minutes or until smooth.
• 8 cover; let stand 30 to 40 minutes or until risen by half.
• 9 spray 15x11-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 10 punch dough down to deflate; turn out onto floured surface.
• 11 divide dough in half.
• 12 cover each half; let stand 10 minutes.
• 13 heat oven to 400°f.
• 14 roll out half of the dough into 15x10-inch rectangle.
• 15 spread 4 tablespoons of the butter over dough, leaving 1-inch border.
• 16 spread with 1/3 cup of the strawberry preserves.
• 17 in small bowl, stir together 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture over preserves.
• 18 starting at long edge, roll dough; pinch edges to seal.
• 19 gently cut into 12 pieces; place, cut side down in pan.
• 20 repeat with remaining dough.
• 21 cover; let stand 30 minutes.
• 22 bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown.
• 23 cool completely.
• 24 in small bowl, beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon of the milk and almond extract at low speed until smooth, adding additional 1 tablespoon milk if needed.
• 25 drizzle over cooled rolls; sprinkle with pecans.