Orange Rolls
Soft, buttery and lightly sugared rolls with orange flavor!
Servings 24
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon active-dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
FILLING
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- zest of 2 small oranges or 1 large
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, add the milk, butter, sugar, and salt. Stir until butter melts. Remove from heat and let stand until lukewarm.
- In a large bowl, mix the yeast, warm water and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Let stand 10 minutes or until foamy.
- Once milk/butter mixture is lukewarm, add to the foamy yeast mixture. Stir. Next add in the beaten eggs, and slowly stir in all 4 1/2 cups of flour.
- Cover and let rise until doubled in size. (about 1 – 2 hours)
- Once the dough has risen, mix together the filling ingredients. Set aside.
- Punch down dough, and divide in half. Take one half of dough out of bowl, and place onto a floured counter top. (Make sure to flour your hands up good. The dough is very sticky)
- With first half of dough, roll out into a rectangle. Spread half of the filling mix over the dough. Roll up dough lengthwise (like you would cinnamon rolls) Cut into 12 pieces. Place pieces in greased muffin tins.
- Repeat with other half of dough.
- Cover the muffin tins with kitchen towels and let rise until doubled.
- Bake at 325 F° for 15 minutes. Enjoy ♥