Pecan Coils With Brown Butter Icing

5 from 1 vote

Delicious and flavorful nut coils

Prep Time1 45

Cook Time10

Total Time1 55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 257kcal

Mix yeast into warm water until frothy.
Add remaining ingredients into mixer, adding flour slowly. You still want the dough sticky.
Knead 7 minutes. Let rise in bowl covered with towel 45 minutes in warm, draft-free place.
Punch dough down, let rise 20 more minutes.
Shape dough: for nut coils or cinnamon rolls, shape into rectangle on lightly floured surface about ⅓" thick. For crescent rolls, shape into circle, cut into triangles with pizza cutter, and roll up each triangle.
Cover shaped rolls with light towel and let rise in draft-free area until puffy while oven is heating.

Microwave butter on low setting (or defrost) until very soft, almost melted. Spread over dough.
Sprinkle sugars, cinnamon, and pecans over butter.
Fold dough over onto itself twice, into thirds.
Use pizza cutter to cut dough log into strips. Gently twist each strip slightly, then form into knot.
Place knots on parchment paper-lined pan. Cover with light towel and let rise 30-60 minutes, or until almost doubled.
Bake at 375°F (190°C) 8-10 minutes, or until barely browned.

Brown butter by heating in pot on medium, whisking frequently. Butter will get frothy, then die down. Continue cooking/whisking until butter becomes light brown, you see plenty of brown specks, and smell a nutty aroma (about 7 minutes). Remove from heat and pour into glass bowl.
Whisk in enough powdered sugar to make icing drizzling-consistency.
Whisk in vanilla and salt.
Drizzle on warm nut coils.