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dough
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add water, yeast, and 1 tbsp sugar in mixing bowl. let sit for about 5
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minutes, so yeast can begin to foam. add milk, potato, egg, salt,
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remaining sugar, butter and mix. add about half of the flour slowly
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and continue to mix. switch to dough attachment and add remaining
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flour until incorporated (or just add the rest if using a processor,
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or by hand). mix for a few minutes until kneaded.
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coat a bowl with nonstick spray and place dough in bowl. cover with
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plastic or towel. let rise until double in size, about 1 hour if in a
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warm place or 1-2 hrs if in a cooler place (I like to snap a cell
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phone pic for reference so I know when it's doubled in size).
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after it's ready, punch down and let sit for another 10 minutes. turn
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out onto floured board and roll into 12x8 square.
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filling
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Grandma melts the butter and sprinkle the rest onto the dough
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rectangle. I like to soften butter and mix dry ingredients and butter
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into a paste, then spread the paste onto the dough. either way is
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fine.
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after you apply filling, roll from the short end. slice into 12 pieces.
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sauce
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melt slowly in a saucepan. boil a couple of
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minutes, then pour into bottom of 9x5 pan (I line with parchment
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paper). sprinkle with whole or chopped pecans (or skip if you like).
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the rest
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place dough slices on top, and let these rise another 30-35 minutes in
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the pan.
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preheat oven to 375, and bake 20-35 minutes checking periodically (without letting too much heat out of oven) and remove when golden brown. let cool a few minutes, then invert and peel parchment paper.
