1 post tagged “pecan rolls”

So I spent some serious time baking while I was off work the last (almost) 2 weeks. I got Dorie Greenspan's new baking book for Christmas and decided to jump right in. The first thing I attempted was the brioche recipe. While the brioche was quite tasty, it was these sticky buns that won the top prize (ok, there was no prize, just my opinion). I decided to make them because you could either make 2 loaves of brioche or halve the dough and make 1 brioche and these rolls. Even better, I had enough dough that I was able to freeze half of rolls to make at a later time. Sweetness. Let me tell you, these things were worth every bit of time it took me to make them. You make a caramel sauce and pour it into the bottom of the pan and then sprinkle that sauce with pecans. You place your cut rolls onto the sauce and, after baking, invert the whole thing onto a plate. The caramel then runs all over the rolls making for a completely sinful, gooey treat. I think the secret weapon here are the pecans. A little salty, a little buttery, and a little sweet. They wound up much like pralines. Ok, that's enough. You can tell I loved them, right? In the photos below, I take you from the unbaked rolls through to the final masterpiece. I was so proud of them, I had to have my picture taken with them! Yummy! Click on the picture for a larger view, trust me, it's worth it.