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Monday, November 4, 2013

Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls

Since cinnamon rolls are always a welcome treat around here and I don't always have the time to put into them, this little recipe was perfect. It didn't make a lot....only 12...but that's okay. They lasted a couple of days and were great reheated. Fast and easy....and a really yummy treat!

Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls



1 sheet puff pastry ~ thawed
1 stick butter ~ softened
1 cup brown sugar ~ divided use
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans ~ divided use
1/4 cup melted butter
Sprinkling of cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray.

Cream together the 1 stick of butter, cinnamon and 1/2 cup of the brown sugar in a mixing bowl. 

Place a teaspoon of the butter/brown sugar mixture into each muffin cup.

Sprinkle with 1/2 chopped pecans.

Unroll puff pastry onto a floured surface and stretch it out just a little bit.

Brush with 1/4 cup melted butter. 

Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of brown sugar.

Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans.

Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Roll puff pastry up starting at the longer end.

Slice into 12 pieces and place on top of pecans in muffin cup.

Bake for 30 minutes until puffed and golden brown.

Turn out onto a platter, removing any of the pecan mixture left in the pan.


The line up.
The line up.


Combine 1/2 cup of the butter, 1/2 cup of the brown sugar and the 2 teaspoons of cinnamon in a bowl.
Combine 1/2 cup of the butter, 1/2 cup 
of the brown sugar and the 2 teaspoons 
of cinnamon in a bowl.


Then drop by spoonfuls into your prepared muffin cups. The sprinkle with 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
Then drop by spoonfuls into your 
prepared muffin cups. The sprinkle 
with 1/2 cup chopped pecans.


Unroll the puff pastry and stretch it out a bit then schmear it with 1/4 cup of the butter, and the remaining brown sugar and pecans. Sprinkle with some cinnamon.
Unroll the puff pastry and stretch it 
out a bit then schmear it with 1/4 cup 
of the butter, and the remaining brown 
sugar and pecans. Sprinkle with some cinnamon.


Roll up the dough.
Roll up the dough.


Slice into 12 pieces.
Slice into 12 pieces.


Place in the muffin cups.
Place in the muffin cups.


Then bake.
Then bake.


Flip out onto a platter and revel in the ooey gooey stickiness! So good!!!
Flip out onto a platter and revel in 
the ooey gooey stickiness! So good!!!