Apple Praline Bubble Bread

1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans, divided
2 packages (11.3 ounces each) refrigerated dinner rolls
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 medium granny smith apple

Preheat oven to 375° F.

In covered microwave-cooker, microwave butter on HIGH 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in brown sugar; pour mixture into bottom of fluted pan, spreading evenly. Sprinkle half of pecans over brown sugar mixture. Slice dinner rolls in half crosswise. In 1 quart batter bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon; roll dinner rolls in sugar mixture until evenly coated. Arrange half of the dinner rolls over bottom of pan. Sprinkle remaining pecans over rolls. Peel, core, and slice apples; cut slices into quarters and chop using food chopper. Sprinkle apples over dinner rolls in pan. Arrange remaining dinner rolls over apples. Bake 35-38 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; carefully invert onto nonstick cooling rack to remove bread. let stand 1 minute before removing pan. Cool slightly.

To serve, pull apart or slice using serrated bread knife.

Yield: 12 servings

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