Chocolate Caramel Pecan Rolls

Recipes Ingredients:

3 To 3 1/2 cups sifted flour
2 tb Butter
1/4 c Sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Salt
1/2 c Semi-sweet Chocolate chips
1 pk Active dry yeast
2 tb Butter
1 c Water
1/2 c Pecans, chopped

Recipe Instructions:

In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Heat water and 2 Tbsp. Butter until Hot (120-130 degrees). Add water mixture and Egg to flour mixture and blend at low speed just until mixed. Continue mixing at high speed for 3 minutes. Stir in as much remaining flour as you can until dough pulls cleanly away from sides of bowl. On floured surface, knead about 2 minutes. Roll dough into a 15x7" rectangle. Melt Chocolate chips and 2 Tbsp. Butter together; cool and Spread over rectangle. Sprinkle with pecans. Starting with long side, roll dough up jelly-roll fashion. Cut into 12 slices. Sprinkle a greased 13x9" pan with Topping ingredients (to follow). Place dough slices on top. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or a towel. Let rise in warm place until nearly double (35 to 40 minutes). Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes; turn out onto a serving platter. If desired, drizzle Chocolate Glaze (to follow) over the top of rolls. TOPPING: 1/2 cup brown Sugar 1/4 cup pecans, chopped 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 Tb corn Syrup In a small bowl, combine all Topping ingredients and mix well. Chocolate GLAZE: 1/3 cup semi-sweet Chocolate chips 1 Tb Butter In a small saucepan, melt Chocolate chips and Butter over low heat. Drizzle Chocolate mixture over rolls, after you have turned them out onto serving platter. Source: Chocolate Mousse Cookbook Makes: 1 dozen rolls