APPLE BUTTER CINNAMON PECAN STICKY BUNS

APPLE BUTTER CINNAMON PECAN STICKY BUNS image

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups(360 ml) lukewarm water
1 1/2 Tbsp (22 gm) granulated yeast (2 packets)
1 1/2 Tbsp (22 gm) coarse sea salt or kosher salt
8 eggs lightly beaten
1/2 cup (120 ml) honey
1 1/2 Cups (360 gm) unsalted butter, melted (3 sticks)
7 1/2 cups (900 gm) all purpose flour
Caramel Topping
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1/2 tsp (3 gm) salt
1/2 cup (90 gm) brown sugar
1/4 cup (60 ml) Karo syrup or Honey
1 cup (150 gm) cinnamon pecan pieces
Filling for Rolls
1 cup (240 ml) Musselmans apple butter
2 tsp (10 gm)cinnamon
1 cup (150 gm) Amelia's cinnamon pecans
pinch of ground black pepper

Steps:

Mix the yeast, and water in the bowl of your mixer, mix well Add in eggs, honey and melted butter, and continue to mix until well blended Add in flour and salt. using your dough hook, incorporate all the flour, mix just enough so that all the flour is mixed in. The dough may look loose and wetter than you think it should be, it may also look like it has lumps, that's ok. Transfer dough to another bowl, cover with a towel and allow to sit and rise for two hours. Chill dough for at least 2 hours, before making the rolls* For topping cream butter,salt and brown sugar, spread evenly over the bottom of a 9 inch cake pan, then scatter cinnamon pecans over the topping and set aside. Using floured hands cut out a 1 1/2 lb piece of brioche dough. Dust dough with more flour and shape into a ball by stretching the dough around and under in quarter turns until it is fully shaped. Using a rolling in roll out the dough int a 1/8 inch thick rectangle (about 12″x8″) add flour as needed to keep the dough from sticking to the rolling pin or surface.* While dough is resting mix the apple butter, pecans, cinnamon and pepper, then spread the mixture evenly over the dough Start rolling the dough along the long side of the dough, so you end up with a roll. If the dough feels to soft to cut, allow it to chill for about 20 minutes. When dough is ready , with a serrated knife, cut the log into 8 equal pieces and place in prepared cake pan. Cover with plastic and allow to rise for 1 hour* Place rolls in a 350 degree preheated oven, and bake for about 40 minutes or until golden brown and set in the center. Run a knife around the sides of the pan and turn out the rolls onto a platter immediately