3 1/4 cups AP flour
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 cup warm milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup warm water (Cooks says to heat both the water and milk to 'about 110 degrees'. If you're comfortable with the brand of yeast you're using, your judgment should suffice. Otherwise, head their advice -- it is worth it to take the temperature until you're fully comfortable judging it on your own. Mr. Cowell)
2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
1 packet plus 1/2 teaspoon Active Dry Yeast

3/4 cup muscavado (or light brown) sugar
1 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup pecans, left whole

Softened butter