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1 pk Yeast 1 c Milk
1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Salt
1/4 c Water (105-110 deg f) 2 lg Eggs, beaten lightly
1/4 c Butter 4 3/4 c Flour (or up to 5 1/2 c)
32 servings
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1 c Pecans, chopped 4 ts Cinnamon
2/3 c Raisins 1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Packed brown sugar
For the dough: stir yeast into warm water with 1/2 ts sugar. Let stand for
10 minutes. Melt butter in small sauce pan. Stir in milk, remaining sugar,
and salt. Heat until luke warm. Ppour into a large bowl. Stir in dissolved
yeast and eggs. Stir flour in with a wooden spoon until a soft dough
forms. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead until smooth and
elastic. Put dough into a greased bowl and cover. Let rise for 1 hour or
until doubled in size. Grease 32 muffin cups (2 1/2").
For the filling: mix pecans, raisins, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small
bowl. Punch down dough and divide in half. On a lightly floured surface,
roll on half the dough out to a 14 x 10 inch rectangle. Brush with half
the melted butter and sprinkle with half the filling mix. Roll up jelly
roll style, starting from the long side. Cut into 16 pieces. Place cut
side down in greased muffin cups. Repeat for other half of dough. Cover
muffin cups and let rise for 1 hour or until almost doubled in size. Bake,
in preheated 375 deg f oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm. Makes 32
rolls.
Per roll: 176 calories, 3 g protein, 7 g fat, 26 mg chol with butter or 14
mg chol with margarine, 122 mg sodium, 25 g carbo. Percent of calories
from fat = 35.7%