Nana’s Recipes

Pecan Rolls

Ingredients

Filling

light brown sugar1½ cups
oleo½ cup
pecans1 cup

Rolls

water1 cup
sugar¼ cup
eggs2
yeast2 packages
oleo½ cup
salt1 tsp
flour2½ cup(+) cups

Directions

Filing

  1. Cream light brown sugar and oleo together in mixer

Rolls

  1. Heat water, sugar, salt and butter to lukewarm (be sure not too warm)

  2. Add yeast

  3. Add 1 cup flour

  4. Beat in mixer for 2 minutes

  5. Add eggs

  6. Beat until smooth

  7. Add remaining flour by hand

  8. Knead until smooth, adding flour if sticky

  9. Let rise in bowl until doubled (1 to 2 hours)

  10. When dough has risen, knead again on floured board

  11. Roll dough out to about ½ inch high

  12. Take ½ dought at a time:

    1. Spread brown sugar mixture over rolled out dough

    2. Sprinkle with pecans

    3. Roll dough with brown sugar mixture and nuts over twice

    4. Cut across rolls

    5. Place rolls in pan

    6. Continue until dough is used up

  13. Let rise again (about 1 hour)

  14. Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes