Bread Machine Cinnamon-Pecan Buns

This recipe was shared by a "chef" on another web site. A real family pleaser made much easier with the bread machine. The prep time below includes bread machine and rising time. With all those wonderful pecans, this has to be a Southern U.S. recipe.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 35 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 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

• Brown Sugar-Nut Syrup

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3  tablespoons water
• 3⁄4 cup pecan halves

• Filling

• 3  tablespoons  melted butter
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1  tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped pecans

Directions

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.