"Easy" cinnamon pecan rolls?
I would love to make terrific pecan rolls for a brunch tomorrow, but I fear I don't have the time or space to do it. Does anyone have any low-maintenance recipes? Or, barring, that, any nutty, delicious breakfast "bread" I could make instead?
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9 Comments:
Monkey bread. Search on any major food website and you should pull up a number of recipes to choose from....although they're all variations of essentially the same thing. Anyway, most use either a store-bought bread dough or canned biscuit dough, both of which will save you a ton of time. I've seen some that have a homemade caramel or brown sugar/cinnamon/pecan mixture on top, some that have you use an instant butterscotch pudding, and some that have you stuff the insides with a sweetened cream-cheese mixture. For being so easy and fast, they are insanely good, and people tend to go crazy over them.
kimberlymac at 4:20PM on 05/01/09
I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for, but I made it last weekend and it was delicious. It's Ina Garten's recipe for sticky buns:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/easy-sticky-buns-recipe/index.html
It doesn't get much easier than using puff pastry.
PumpkinBear at 4:35PM on 05/01/09
I have used the Trader Joe's fresh pizza dough, it works great for cinnamon rolls.
DELICIOUS at 4:42PM on 05/01/09
Sprinkle a mixture of cinnamon, brown sugar and softened butter -- add chopped nuts if you like -- over canned crescent roll dough (don't separate the triangles, just roll the whole sheet flat). Roll, slice, bake (350 until they're done) and glaze (mix powdered sugar with milk until it's the right consistency). These mini rolls are cute and you can eat a ton of them.
The monkey bread suggestion is a great one, too, since you can assemble the night before.
paintchipgirl at 5:01PM on 05/01/09
Nutty Blueberry Buckle:
1/4 c. butter
3/4 c. sugar
1 egg
2 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. milk
2 c. fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2 c. chopped hazelnuts (or other nut)
Crumb topping:
1/4 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Blend topping together with a fork.
Preheat oven to 375. Cream butter, add sugar and beat until light. Add egg and beat well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk, beating until smooth. Fold in berries and nuts into the batter and pour into a greased 9 inch square pan. Sprinkle with crumb topping and bake 35 minutes and cut into squares.
I often add some orange or lemon zest to the batter and sometimes add some nuts to the topping. It's a quick recipe and comes together really easy. If you should use frozen berries straight from the freezer, you may need to increase the baking time. Good luck with your brunch!
dhorst at 5:12PM on 05/01/09
If they have it in your area, frozen Bridgeford bread dough works in a pinch. Let it thaw, roll it out 1/4-inch thick, sprinkle with sugar & cinnamon combined, and add anything else you like (nuts, dried apricots, raisins, etc). Roll up tightly, cut into 1-inch thick (more or less) slices.
Heavily butter baking pans (a good half stick or more for a 9x13), sprinkle with brown sugar, and if you like a drizzle of treacle, honey, or maple syrup if you're into that, the the pecans.
Arrange the rolls on top, leaving a good inch all the way around them (better to do in multiple pans than to crowd them and have undercooked rolls in the center). Brush the tops with some butter. Let them rise until doubled. Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes (I would think), covering with foil if the tops get too brown. A thermometer inserted in the middle should be about 200 degrees for the rolls to be fully cooked.
I improvised something like this Easter morning and it turned out quite well, but I can't recall how long they took to bake.
CatBoy at 9:14PM on 05/01/09
get the refrigerated ones in a can....easy peasy
onepercent99 at 8:26PM on 05/02/09
Just wanted to say I made the Ina Garten recipe that PumpkinBear recommended. They were awesome! I did double the pecans and used dried cherries instead of raisins. Thank you all for your suggestions. I'm planning on having many more brunches so I can try all of them!
Duckwise at 2:56PM on 05/04/09
I have another perfect recipe for you -- Easy Cinnamon Pecan Rolls from Alyssa Torrey of Magnolia Bakery. These are a cinch to make, don't require yeast, and they taste amazing. I didn't have enough cream cheese when I made mine, so I added some peanut butter to the glaze...delicious!
jbeach at 9:42AM on 05/07/09