Bread Machine Cinnamon-pecan Buns

Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons skim milk powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 4 1/4 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/4 teaspoons yeast
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3/4 cup pecan halves
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 measure first 8 ingredients into bread machine (refer to your bread machine instructions for the proper order- my machine would require the order listed here).
• 2 select the dough cycle.
• 3 meanwhile, prepare syrup.
• 4 boil together butter, water and brown sugar for 1 minute.
• 5 immediately, pour into a 9 x 13 pan; tilt pan to cover bottom evenly.
• 6 arrange pecans, flat side up on syrup.
• 7 when cycle is complete, remove dough from machine to a lightly floured surface.
• 8 if necessary, knead in enough flour to make dough easy to handle.
• 9 roll dough into a 12 x 18 inch rectangle.
• 10 brush with melted butter.
• 11 sprinkle evenly with a mixture of brown sugar and ground cinnamon.
• 12 sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
• 13 starting at large side, roll up jelly-roll fashion.
• 14 pinch edge to seal.
• 15 cut roll into 12 equal pieces.
• 16 place over syrup.
• 17 cover and let rise 30 minutes or until double in volume.
• 18 remove cover.
• 19 bake at 375 for 35 minutes.
• 20 loosen edges and invert onto serving tray.