Apple-Cinnamon Sticky Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple juice 
• 0.5 cup firmly brown sugar dark packed
• 3 tablespoons butter melted
• 3 cups granny smith apples peeled chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 20 servings maple glaze 
• 0.5 cup pecans toasted chopped
• 20 servings sticky bun syrup 
• 16 oz roll mix hot
• 16 oz roll mix hot

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• plastic wrap
• microwave
• serrated knife

Directions

1. Place apples in a small microwave-safe bowl, and pour apple juice over apples. Cover tightly with heavy-duty plastic wrap; fold back a small corner to allow steam to escape. Microwave at HIGH 5 minutes or until tender.
2. Drain and cool 15 minutes.
3. Lightly grease 2 (8-inch) round or square cake pans or skillets. Spoon Sticky Bun Syrup into pans.
4. Prepare hot roll dough as directed on back of package; let dough stand 5 minutes.
5. Roll dough into an 18- x 10-inch rectangle.
6. Spread with melted butter. Stir together brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter.
7. Sprinkle apples over brown sugar mixture.
8. Roll dough up tightly, starting at 1 long end; cut into 16 slices using a serrated knife.
9. Place 1 slice in center of each prepared pan.
10. Place 7 slices around center roll in each pan.
11. Cover pans loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 30 to 45 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
12. Preheat oven to 35
13. Uncover rolls, and bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and done. Cool in pans on a wire rack 5 minutes. Prepare Maple Glaze, and brush over rolls. Top with toasted pecans.