Praline Pull Apart Bread

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Other: 9 hours, 10 minutes
Yield: Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

• 1  cup  granulated sugar
• 4  teaspoons  ground cinnamon, divided
• 1  (2-lb.) package frozen bread roll dough
• 1/2  cup  butter, melted
• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 3/4  cup  whipping cream
• 3/4  cup  firmly packed brown sugar

Preparation

1. Stir together granulated sugar and 3 tsp. cinnamon. Coat each roll in butter; dredge rolls in sugar mixture. Arrange in a lightly greased 10-inch tube pan; sprinkle with pecans. Cover and chill 8 to 18 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 325°. Beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form; stir in brown sugar and remaining 1 tsp. cinnamon. Pour mixture over dough. Place pan on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet.
3. Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes; invert onto a serving plate, and drizzle with any remaining glaze in pan.
Note: We tested with Rhodes White Dinner Rolls.

Southern Living, DECEMBER 2009