Golden Pecan Raisin Sweet Rolls Recipes

PECAN-RAISIN ROLLS

Steps:

• Prepare the dough: Put milk in a mixing bowl and stir in yeast and sugar. Leave until mixture begins to bubble, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk in salt, beaten egg and melted butter, then stir in flour until a rough dough forms. Knead dough until smooth, soft and satiny, about 5 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Butter a standard 12-muffin tin. Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out to a rectangle approximately 12 by 8 inches.
• Prepare the filling: Mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, pecans and raisins. Sprinkle mixture evenly over rolled-out dough.
• As if rolling up a carpet, roll dough tightly into a 12-inch-long cylinder. Cut into 12 equal pieces, about 3 ounces each. Set dough pieces flat side down into buttered muffin tin and paint each lightly with egg wash. (At this point, unbaked rolls may be wrapped in plastic and refrigerated overnight, to be baked the next day if you'd like.)
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Loosely cover muffin tin with plastic wrap and put in a warm place to rise. Let rolls rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Paint rolls lightly with egg wash, place tin on a baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes, until tops of rolls are well browned. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Carefully invert hot muffin tin over a baking sheet. Use a fork if necessary to help remove rolls from tin. (Be careful: The hot caramelized sugar on rolls will cause a bad burn if dripped on skin.) If desired, make topping by combining sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle rolls with the topping while still warm. Let rolls cool bottom side up on baking sheet.

CINNAMON RAISIN PECAN ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Dissolve yeast in the 1/2 cup of warm water. Add a teaspoon of sugar and mix. Cover bowl with a towel, or plate. set aside for 5 min. Yeast is active if it gets foamy on top. If it does not foam. repeat process with a new packet.
• 2. In a large bowl beat the egg with whisk. Add milk, butter, salt, and 1/4 cup of sugar.
• 3. Add 2 cups of the flour to mixture. Stir until smooth.add yeast mixture and stir in to combine well. Mix in remaining flour. Knead until combined well.
• 4. Flour surface and knead dough for 5-10 minutes on the floured surface.
• 5. Place in a buttered bowl and cover. Let the dough rise for 2 hours in a warm place. Occasionally I put my oven on 100 degree's to speed the process. It should double in size after rising.
• 6. Place dough on floured surface. Punching the dough down. Roll in to a rectangle about 14 - 16 inches long X 10-12 inches wide.
• 7. Make filling Combine sugars, cinnamon, nuts, and raisins together. spread melted butter over dough and top with filling.
• 8. Start rolling the filled dough up by Long section. Pinch the end to seal dough. Cut in to 10-12 sections.
• 9. Butter 9x13 inch pan real well. Place sections in to pan next to each other. Let then rise for another 1/2 hour, or so. BWhen risen. Place in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, or until browned. Mix all ingrefients together for glaze. Top buns with glaze.

PECAN RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first eight ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. , Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). , Just before the final kneading (your machine may audibly signal this), add pecans and raisins. , Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled loaf in foil and place in resealable plastic freezer bag. To use, thaw at room temperature.

GOLDEN RAISIN AND PECAN THINS

Steps:

• Place a baking sheet on center rack of oven and heat to 350 degrees. Butter three 5 3/4- by 2 1/4-inch or four 4 1/4- by 2 1/2-inch mini loaf pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper and butter the paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk both flours, sugar, tarragon or fennel seeds, baking soda and salt Add buttermilk and stir until smooth. Fold in pecans and raisins until evenly distributed. Divide among prepared pans, filling 1/4-inch from the top (batter will rise slightly in the oven), and smooth tops.
• Place pans on baking sheet and bake until loaves are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Slide a thin-bladed knife around the pan edges. Carefully invert the loaves onto a wire rack, and discard the parchment. Cool completely, right side up on the rack.
• Freeze loaves on a pan until very firm, at least 1 hour or up to 5 days.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Line two half-sheet pans with parchment paper.
• Working with one frozen loaf at a time, cut 1/8-inch-thick slices with a sharp serrated bread knife. Arrange slices on prepared pan, spacing them 1/4-inch apart. Bake one pan at a time until crackers are browned and crisp, about 20 minutes. Use a metal spatula to transfer crackers to wire racks and let cool completely.

RUM RAISIN PECAN OVERNIGHT ROLLS (ABM)

Steps:

• Heat milk and butter in microwave for about 45 seconds.
• Add dough ingredients into bread machine per mfg. instructions, process on dough cycle.
• When dough is almost done, combine filling ingredients in food processor, blend until well combined.
• Remove dough from machine, place on lightly floured board, let rest 5 min., then roll into a 12x15 rectangle, springle dough with filling and press into dough with a rolling pin, roll up dough as tightly as possible jelly roll style.
• Combine topping ingredients in a small saucepan, heat to just warm.
• Pour topping mix into a 9x13 pan, that has been buttered bottom and sides.
• Cut dough crosswise into 1" slices, arrange in rows of three, over topping, leaving, some room for the buns to rise, 15 rolls should fit perfectly.
• Cover buns with plastic wrap and allow to set overnight.
• Next morning; Place rolls in an oven, that is turned off. Fill a shallow pan 2/3 full of boiling water and set on the rack below the rolls, close door, let rise until puffy, approximately 30 min., remove rolls and water.
• Preheat oven to 350, when oven is ready, placer rolls on the middle rack, back until golden brown, about 30 minute.
• Remove from oven, place another baking sheet or pan over that, flip buns over.
• Let the buns cool at least 20-30 minute before serving.