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Method for Buns:
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1. Place flour, sugar, cinnamon, yeast, salt and butter in the pan of your bread machine.
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2. Mix milk, butternut and eggs together and pour this on top of dry ingredients and butter already in your bread machine pan.
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3. Select the dough cycle of your machine according to your manufacturer's directions (about 2hours), (alternatively you can mix by hand, kneading and allowing time to rise).
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4. When cycle is complete, remove dough to a lightly floured board and punch down.
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5. Line a baking tray about 9 x 12 x 2 with butter.
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6. Mix together the dry ingredients for the filling (pecan nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon) and put to one side.
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7. Roll the dough out to form a rectangle about 18 x 12 inch's.
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8. Spread the 120ml of butter from the filling evenly on the one side of the rolled out dough.
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9. Evenly spread the filling ingredients (pecan nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon) over the buttered dough rectangle and roll up from the shortest side to make a cylinder of rolled up dough.
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10. Divide the rolled up dough by cutting it into 12 equal pieces and place these in the baking sheet 3 rows of 4. .
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11. Now cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled (about 40mins to 1 hour).
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12. Bake at 160u00b0C or 350u00b0F for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
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13. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 mins before topping with the icing.
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Method for Icing:
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1. In a bowl mix together the icing sugar, finely chopped pecan nuts and ground cinnamon and pour in a few teaspoons of warm boiled water to get a stiff liquid consistency.
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2. Pour a tablespoon of the icing liquid on top of each bun and allow it to cool and the icing to set.
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3.Enjoy with a cuppa.