4 1/4 - 4 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. sugar
2 tsp. salt
2 pkgs. active dry yeast
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. (1 stick) butter
1 c. dairy sour cream
2 eggs
1 tbsp. grated lemon peel
1 tbsp. grated orange peel

Thoroughly mix 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and undissolved dry yeast in larger mixer bowl. Combine water, butter and sour cream. Heat to very warm, 120 to 130 degrees. (Mixture will have a separated appearance). Gradually add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes at medium speed, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Add eggs, lemon and orange peel and 1/2 cup flour. Beat at high speed 2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.

Stir in enough additional flour to make a soft dough. Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place in buttered bowl, turning to butter top. Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch dough down; turn out onto lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half.

CARAMEL TOPPING:

1 c. butter
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
Pecan halves
Maraschino cherries

FILLING FOR ROLLS:

4 tbsp. butter
1/2 c. granulated sugar
4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. raisins

For caramel topping. heat butter and sugar until butter is melted and ingredients are well blended. Spoon about 2 teaspoons butter-sugar mixture into each of 36 well buttered muffin cups (2 1/2" x 1 1/4"). Place 2 or 3 pecan halves and 1 cherry over butter-sugar mixture.

For rolls, roll out dough to form 2 (13 1/2" x 9") rectangles; spread with butter. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the two rectangles. Sprinkle with raisins. Roll up, beginning at wide side. Pinch edge of dough to seal well. Cut into 36 slices. Press 1 slice in each muffin cup over caramel topping.

Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven 20 to 25 minutes. Turn out immediately onto large tray, leaving pan over rolls, about 1 minute for caramel topping to drizzle over rolls. Yield: 36.

NOTE: This is long and at first seems hard but it never fails and is an outstanding sweet roll. They also freeze well.