"Christmas morning breakfast is one of the most celebrated meals of the Holiday season. Our Pecan-Praline Coffee Cake Braid fits perfectly for any festive occasion. Easy-to-make, we add a buttery, decadent filling of pecan praline and coconut."
Pecan-Praline Coffee Cake Braid
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Prep time: 15mins
Cook time: 25mins
Serves or Makes: 8
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ingredients
- 1 box prepared hot roll mix with yeast
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 3 tbsp softened butter
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- 8 tbsp melted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 tbsp melted butter
Method
Step 1
Prepare the sweet dough roll using the recipe on the box. Place the dough mix, yeast packet, and sugar in the bowl of a mixer and mix to combine. Stir in the hot water, butter, and egg and beat the dough at low speed until it forms a dough ball. Turn the dough onto a floured counter and cover and let rest 5 minutes.
Step 2
In a bowl combine the coconut, pecans, brown sugar, milk and melted butter and stir to combine.
Step 3
Flour a counter and start to spread the dough out into a rectangle. Use a pie dough roller and roll the dough out to about 1/4" thickness and a rectangle about 14 x 10 inches. Spread the coconut and pecan mixture in an even layer on top of the dough.
Step 4
Roll the dough up starting on the long end, into a log. Use your hands to form the dough log into an even shape. Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rest 5 minutes. Cut the dough down the center lengthwise, giving you two braids of dough. Place the dough braids on the parchment on the baking sheet with the filling sides up. Now gently braid the two pieces of dough together to form one dough braid. Cover the dough again with a towel and let it rise for one hour. At this stage, you can let the dough rise overnight. Don't worry, it won't over-rise.
Step 5
Heat the oven to 350. Bake the Pecan-Praline Coffee Cake Braid for 30-35 minutes until it's golden brown and you can see the praline bubbling. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and move the parchment and coffee bake on a rack to cool for about 10 minutes. Cut the coffee cake into thick slices and serve warm.