Dough:

Mix together in large bowl:

• 2 cups flour
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp yeast
• 1 tsp salt

Heat together: (110 F ideal)

• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 Tbsp butter

Stir hot liquid into flour mixture.

Add:

• 1 egg, beaten

Stir. Add more flour, a bit at a time, to make a soft dough. Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic.

• 1 to 1 1/2 cups flour needed to make soft dough

Cover dough, let rest for 10 minutes.

Topping and assembly:

Mix together:

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Have ready:

•   1 cup walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped
•   3/4 cup maple syrup
•   1/3 cup melted butter

Grease a 10 inch seamless tube pan.

Divide dough into 32 pieces.

Dip each piece in melted butter and then in sugar/cinnamon

Place ingredients in the pan in this order:

• 1/4 cup syrup; covering pan bottom.
• 1/2 cup nuts.
• 16 dough pieces
• 1/4 cup syrup
• 1/2 cup nuts
• remaining 16 dough pieces.
• remaining syrup

Cover and leave until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.

Bake at 375 F for about 40 minutes

Cool in pan for 20 minutes

Turn onto serving plate.