Urban Pioneer

• Jan. 21, 2006 - Another Recipe

Here is another Recipe that I made today. It is from the Best of Country Breads cookbook put out by Reiman Publications ("Country", "Taste of Home", magazines).

GIANT UPSIDE-DOWN PECAN ROLLS
Janet Miller, Lafayette, Indiana

(she states that "She like to keep a baked batch of these extra-large sweet rolls in the freezer to surpise my family on the weekends. To reheat, thaw in the refrigerator overnight, wrap in foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until heated through)

2 packages (1/4 oz each) active dry yeast
1/2 cups warm water (110 - 115 degrees)
1 3/4 cups sugar, divided
2/3 cup warm milk (110 - 115 degrees)
3/4 cup butter, softened, divided
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1 egg yolk
4 3/4 to 5 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 TBSP ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans

BROWN SUGAR NUT SYRUP
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
2 TBSP water
1 cup pecan halves

EGG WASH:
1 egg white
1 teaspoon water

In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 3/4 cup sugar, milk, 1/2 cup butter, salt, egg, egg yolk, and 3 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 5 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface;. Roll into a 24" x 18" rectangle. Melt remaining butter; brush over dough. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle to within 1/2 in. of edges. Sprinkle with pecans. roll up, jelly roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seam to seal. Cut into six slics. For syrup, combine brown sugar, butter and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 1 minute. pour into a greased 1" x 9 " x 2" baking pan. Arrange pecan halves, flat side up, over syrup. Place rolls, cut side down, over pecans. Press down gently. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Beat egg white and water; brush over rolls. Bake at 350 degres for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. immediately invert onto a serving platter. Yield: 6 rolls

I actually got about double this today, but I think I jelly rolled from the wrong side. :)

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