Orange Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1 cake yeast, softened in
• 1/4 cup water, lukewarm
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 orange, juice and grated rind of (you'll need 3/4 cup of juice)
• 4 1/2 cups flour, sifted (amount approximate)

Recipe

• 1 soften yeast in water for a few minutes; add sugar, salt, butter and beaten eggs.
• 2 mix well until sugar and salt are dissolved; add orange juice and rind.
• 3 then add 2 cups flour gradually, beating hard for about 5 minutes.
• 4 mix in remaining flour, not adding any more flour than needed to allow handling as dough should be on the soft side.
• 5 knead well, cover and let rise until double in bulk.
• 6 divide dough in half; roll each piece into a circle 1/4" thick.
• 7 cut each circle into 16 pie-shaped pieces.
• 8 roll each piece from the wide end towards the point, as for crescent rolls.
• 9 place rolls on a greased baking sheet with the tip underneath the roll to hold shape; let rise until doubled.
• 10 bake in a preheated 425f oven for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• 11 cool slightly and ice with orange butter icing.