(iowa State Fair) Sweet Dough Caramel Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups warm water (100 to 110 degrees f)
• 1/4 ounce fleischmann's active dry yeast
• 1/3 cup nonfat dry milk
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon imitation vanilla, clear flavor (tone's brand)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 5 -5 3/4 cups bread flour
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup karo light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 -1 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted*
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons tone's ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 for rolls:
• 2 dissolve yeast in warm water, in a large mixing bowl; let rest 2 to 3 minutes.
• 3 add dry milk, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla and egg; mix well. gradually add in enough flour to make a soft dough.
• 4 turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• 5 place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat.
• 6 cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place, about 1 to 1-1/2 hours, until doubled in bulk.
• 7 while dough is rising, make caramel pecan mixture:
• 8 combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and cream in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• 9 bring to a boil, reduce heat and boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 10 remove from heat and pour an equal amount of hot syrup into two 8 x 8-inch greased pans.
• 11 sprinkle toasted pecans on top of syrup.
• 12 set aside.
• 13 punch dough down.
• 14 roll out onto a lightly floured surface with a rolling pin to a 16 x 12-inch rectangle.
• 15 to apply cinnamon filling, spread 1/4 cup butter over surface.
• 16 combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle evenly over dough.
• 17 roll up jellyroll style.
• 18 slice into 8 rolls.
• 19 place 4 rolls, cut side down, in each of the 2 pans, on top of caramel pecan mixture.
• 20 cover and let rolls rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• 21 bake in a preheated 350°f oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden.
• 22 remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.
• 23 invert rolls on to serving plate or parchment paper.
• 24 *to toast pecans, spread on a shallow baking sheet and bake in 350ºf oven for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring once.
• 25 remove from oven.