Pull-Apart Sticky Buns

I usually eat cereal for breakfast all week long, so on the weekends, I like to indulge a bit! I have made sticky buns before using puff pastry, but this recipe was even easier than that! I used the method of assembling them before bed and baking them in the oven in the morning, so easy! They turned out really good. My only complaint is that the recipe states to bake for 40-45 minutes, but I think that it only needs 35 minutes tops, but my oven could be calibrated differently than the authors.

Source: http://theyummylife.com

Ingredients:

2 pounds frozen bread dough (24 Rhodes frozen dinner rolls; or 2 1-lb loaves, partially thawed for 1/2 hour and each loaf cut into 12 even pieces) ( I only used 12 rolls)
1-1/2 cups sugar (3/4 c.)
1/8 cup cinnamon
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:
Generously butter a 9x13 baking pan. Sprinkle nuts evenly in bottom of pan. Combine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Melt butter in separate bowl. Dip each roll or dough piece in butter, then in sugar mixture. Place dipped dough in pan in even rows. Mix remaining butter and sugar mixture; distribute evenly over the tops of the dough. Cover with plastic wrap that is coated with cooking spray. Let rise until doubled* and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, until browned. (Cover loosely with sheet of foil in last 10-15 minutes, if browning too quickly.) Remove from oven, let cool in pan for 5 minutes and invert onto serving platter. Serve warm.

*MAKE AHEAD RISING METHODS (times may vary depending on the temperature of your house)1. Assemble the night before, leave out to rise overnight (6-8 hours), and bake first thing in the morning.2. Assemble 20-24 hours in advance, put in the fridge to partially rise. The next day, remove from fridge and allow to rise at room temperature for 2-3 hours before baking.3. Assemble 44-48 hours in advance, put in the fridge to rise. Remove from fridge and warm to room temperature for 45 minutes before baking.