Santa's Sticky Buns

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages fast rise yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 8 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, plus
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups milk, plus
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 12 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 (6 ounce) can pecans, chopped (optional)
• 4 teaspoons cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine yeast, salt, 2 cups flour and 2/3 cup sugar.
• 2 heat 2 cups of milk and 6 t butter. gradually beat liquid into dry ingredients until blended.
• 3 increase speed; beat 2 minutes. beat in eggs and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes.
• 4 stir in 5 cups flour. knead dough 10 minutes. shape dough into ball. cover and let rest for about 15 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, melt 6 t butter. mix nuts, cinnamon and 1 1/2 cups sugar.
• 6 grease roasting pan.
• 7 cut dough in half and roll into 20 x 10-inch rectangle. you shouldn't need flour to roll dough.
• 8 brush dough with 1/3 of the butter; sprinkle with half of cinnamon/sugar mixture. roll into jelly roll fashion. slice crosswise.
• 9 repeat with other half of dough. cover and let rise 30 minutes in pan.
• 10 then brush with remaining butter. (if necessary, melt some more butter and pour over rolls).
• 11 bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 12 for glaze: in cup, mix powdered sugar with 4 t milk. brush glaze over hot rolls.