Grandma Bonnie's Cinnamon Rolls

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Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• ½ cup white sugar, divided
• ¼ cup vegetable oil, or more as needed
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 ½ cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
• ½ cup white sugar, or more to taste
• ¼ cup ground cinnamon, or more to taste
• ½ cup chopped pecans, or to taste
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon milk, or more as needed
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, or to taste