Mini Pecan Rolls (for A Tea Party)

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup lukewarm milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 3 1/4-3 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup broken pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 sweet dough:.
• 2 mix together the lukewarm milk, sugar, salt and yeast; mix well.
• 3 stir in the beaten egg and mix well.
• 4 add the flour---2 cups at a time till the dough is just right.
• 5 put in greased bowl and rise till double (about 1 hour); punch down and rise again.
• 6 rolls:.
• 7 roll dough out to measure about 6" x 16" or 18".
• 8 spread dough with softened butter and the filling mixture.
• 9 roll up tightly beginning at the wide end.
• 10 cut into 3/4" slices.
• 11 place in greased pan that already has the pecan mixture in the bottom.
• 12 mixture for bottom of pan:.
• 13 in a small bowl mix the melted butter, sugar, and pecan halves.
• 14 put into the bottom of the pan.
• 15 let rise till double.
• 16 bake 375 degrees for about 20 minutes.
• 17 when they are done turn them out onto a cookie sheet or platter and let the mixture drip down over the rolls until there is no more.