Banana Nut Twists

Name: Banana Nut Twists
Ingredients: FOR THE ROLLS:; 1 package (1/4 Oz. Size) Active Dry Yeast; 1 pinch Granulated Sugar; 1/4 cups Warm Water(100-110 Degrees F); 1/3 cups Granulated Sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoon Salt; 3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil; 1 cup Warm Buttermilk (100-110 Degrees F); 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1 cup Mashed (very Ripe) Bananas; 4 drops Yellow Food Coloring; 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 teaspoon Butter Flavor Extract; 1 teaspoon Banana Extract; 1 whole Large Unbeaten Egg; 4-1/4 cups Sifted Bread Flour (up To 1/2 Cup More If Needed); 4 Tablespoons Butter, Melted, To Brush Over The Rolls After They're Baked; FOR THE FILLING:; 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar; 2-1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon; FOR THE CREAM CHEESE ICING:; 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened; 3/8 cups Confectioners Sugar; 1/2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract; 1/8 teaspoons Pure Lemon Extract; 2 Tablespoons Milk, Or More If Needed; 1/2 cups Pecans, Toasted And Finely Chopped

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Ingredients

FOR THE ROLLS:
1 package (1/4 Oz. Size) Active Dry Yeast
1 pinch Granulated Sugar
1/4 cups Warm Water(100-110 Degrees F)
1/3 cups Granulated Sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon Salt
3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 cup Warm Buttermilk (100-110 Degrees F)
1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 cup Mashed (very Ripe) Bananas
4 drops Yellow Food Coloring
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Butter Flavor Extract
1 teaspoon Banana Extract
1 whole Large Unbeaten Egg
4-1/4 cups Sifted Bread Flour (up To 1/2 Cup More If Needed)
4 Tablespoons Butter, Melted, To Brush Over The Rolls After They're Baked
FOR THE FILLING:
1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
2-1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
FOR THE CREAM CHEESE ICING:
4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
3/8 cups Confectioners Sugar
1/2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
1/8 teaspoons Pure Lemon Extract
2 Tablespoons Milk, Or More If Needed
1/2 cups Pecans, Toasted And Finely Chopped

Directions

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["For the roll dough:", "In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water. Set aside for a few minutes and allow the yeast to proof.", "In a large mixing bowl, combine the granulated sugar, salt, oil and buttermilk and whisk until combined. Stir in the yeast mixture.", "Add the baking soda, bananas, food coloring, vanilla, butter extract, banana extract, egg and 2 cups of the bread flour. Beat on medium speed using an electric mixer for 2 minutes.", "Add 1 1/2 cups flour and beat on medium speed. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough. I always measure the largest amount of flour asked for in the recipe and hold back what I don't use in the dough to use for kneading and rolling the bread dough.", "Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead, adding as little flour as possible, until smooth and elastic, about 5-8 minutes. The dough will still be slightly sticky.", "Place the dough in a greased bowl, then turn the dough to grease the top. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a linen towel and allow the dough to rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. When 2 fingers pressed lightly into the side of the dough leave indentations, the dough has doubled in size.", "For the filling, combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and stir until well mixed. Set aside.", "Spray 3 baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray and set them aside.", "Punch the dough down, turn it onto a floured surface and roll the dough into a 24x6-inch rectangle. Spritz the dough's surface lightly with cool water. Sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar mixture evenly over the dough. Fold the dough in half to create a 24x3-inch rectangle. Pinch all the edges to seal.", "Cut the rectangle into twenty-four 1\" thick strips. I have a long pizza cutter that does a great job for this. A nice sharp chef's knife works well too. What I do is place a yard stick next to the dough and use a knife to score each slice through the top layer of dough only. I then use the pizza chopper (or my chef's knife) to cut straight down through the bottom layer of dough. Don't drag the knife-that distorts each slice. Cutting straight down with a slight rocking motion gives the dough a nice clean cut.""