Betty's Famous Cinnamon Rolls

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Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 cups pecan halves
• 4 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 cup warm milk
• ⅔ cup white sugar
• ⅔ cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs
• 8 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 cup butter, melted, divided
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• ⅔ cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon maple-flavored extract