Who can t resist a good sticky roll -- especially if it's this easy to make

Here's a brunch menu to treat those visiting for the holidays. Who can t resist a good sticky roll-especially if it's this easy to make. Starting with frozen bread dough, we added brown sugar, cinnamon, pecans and chocolate chips. Need we say more? When you turn it out, it makes its own gooey topping.

• Creamy Butter-Pecan Cinnamon Rolls with Chocolate
• Fresh Fruit with Orange-Honey Yogurt Sauce
• Scrambled eggs
• Cooked bacon
• Orange juice
• Coffee

Test Kitchen Tip: To thaw frozen sweet roll or white bread dough, place it in the refrigerator the day before you plan to use it. If it is still frozen when you need it, you can cover it with waxed paper and microwave at 50% power (medium) at 1 minute intervals until thawed, letting it stand a few minutes in between.

Shopping List

For Rolls

• 1 8-ounce carton whipping cream
• 1 package pecan pieces
• 2, 14- to 16-ounce loaves frozen sweet roll or white bread dough
• 1 pound butter
• 1, 12-ounce semisweet chocolate pieces
• 1 dozen eggs
• 1, 16-ounce package sliced bacon
• 1 half-gallon container orange juice
• 8 ounces ground or whole bean coffee

Pantry Items

• powdered sugar
• brown sugar
• ground cinnamon
• all-purpose flour

For Fruit

• 1, 6- to 8-ounce carton vanilla lowfat yogurt
• 1 orange
• 1, 10-ounce jar mint jelly
• 1 package fresh tarragon
• 1 peeled, cored pineapple
• 1 small honeydew or cantaloupe melon
• 2 red grapefruits
• 1 papaya
• 1, 6-ounce package dried apricots, cherries, or strawberries
• 1 pint fresh strawberries
• 1 package fresh mint

Pantry Items

• honey
• vanilla

Equipment Needed

For Rolls

• measuring cups and spoons
• cutting board and knife
• small bowls
• 3-quart rectangular baking dish
• pastry cloth or wooden board
• rolling pin
• pastry brush
• long sharp knife
• toothpicks
• skillets for bacon and eggs
• heatproof spatula
• tongs
• coffee grinder (if using whole beans)
• coffee maker

For Fruit

• measuring cups and spoons
• small bowls
• microplane or fine shredder
• wooden spoon
• small saucepan
• kitchen scissors
• fine mesh sieve
• cutting board and knife

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