Grandmother Stougaard's Caramel Pecan Sweet Rolls

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Grandmother Stougaard's caramel pecan sweet rolls recipe is an old family favorite. It's not the easiest to make, but it's well worth the trouble. Gooey and sweet, they're best eaten fresh from the oven. I usually double the recipe because if you go to the trouble to make yeast rolls, make lots. You can also warm the milk in the microwave.

Prep
46 min
Cook
164 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat just until a skin starts to form on the top; remove from heat. Stir in ¼ cup margarine and salt. Cool until lukewarm.
  2. 2 Place ⅛ cup warm water in a small bowl; stir in ½ teaspoon white sugar. Sprinkle yeast over surface; let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Beat cooled milk and yeast mixtures together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add egg; beat well. Stir in flour, ½ cup at a time, using a large wooden spoon, mixing well after each addition until a dough forms; transfer to a floured surface. Knead dough until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if necessary, about 8 minutes.
  4. 4 Place in an oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover bowl; let rise until doubled in volume, 1 to 2 hours.
  5. 5 Punch down dough and let rest on the counter while you prepare the caramel topping.
  6. 6 Combine brown sugar, 3 tablespoons margarine, corn syrup, and 1 ½ tablespoons water in a medium bowl until smooth; spread an even layer in the bottom of a 9x9-inch baking dish. Top with pecan halves, placed in rows facing upside down. Set aside.
  7. 7 Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a 9x12-inch rectangle; spread with 2 tablespoons margarine. Combine ¼ cup white sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle over margarine. Roll up dough to form a log, starting at one long end. Pinch seam together to seal. Cut roll into 1-inch rounds; place rounds into the prepared baking dish. Set in a warm place to rise until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
  8. 8 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Place a cutting board or a clean cookie sheet over baking dish and invert to release rolls while still warm so caramel topping is on top.

Nutrition per serving

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