Baking
Easy Caramel Rolls with Apples
Ingredients
- 1 loaf frozen sweet bread dough, thawed
- 10 tbsp softened (divided) Kerrygold Pure Irish Unsalted Butter
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp brown sugar (divided)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2-3 small Granny Smith apples, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Directions
Recipe and image credit: Garnish with Lemon
- Thaw dough according to package instructions.
- Spray a 20x30 cm baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- When dough is thawed, roll out to a 30x40 cm rectangle. Spread 2 tablespoons of the softened butter on top of dough and then evenly sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of the brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and apples.
- Starting from the shorter side, roll the dough up jelly roll style being sure to get all of the apple pieces inside.
- Once completely rolled, use a serrated knife to cut into 9 equal pieces.
- In a small pan melt 8 tablespoons of butter and add 1 cup brown sugar, stir until sugar is dissolved and whisk in 1/2 cup heavy cream.
- Pour sauce in the prepared pan and sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped pecans on top.
- Place rolls on top of caramel sauce.
- Cover and place in refrigerator overnight. Rolls should be double in size in the morning.
- Remove rolls from refrigerator one hour before baking. (rolls will continue to rise)
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Bake rolls for 30 minutes.
- Let the rolls cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes and then invert onto parchment paper. Serve warm.
