Orange Rolls

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 ounces compressed yeast cakes
• 1 1/3 cups warm water (105f to 115f)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup melted vegetable shortening
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup margarine, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel

Recipe

• 1 for dough: crumble yeast into large bowl. stir in water and sugar. let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• 2 stir shortening, egg and salt into yeast mixture. add flour 1/4 cup at a time, stirring until mixture is smooth. grease bowl. add dough, turning to coat entire surface. cover and let rise in warm drat-free area until double in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 3 for filling: beat margarine and sugar to blend well. stir in orange peel.
• 4 to assemble: roll dough out on generously floured surface to thickness of 1/16 inch. spread filling evenly over dough. roll dough up into tight cylinder, as for jelly roll. cut into 1 1/2 inch thick slices. set each slice in paper muffin liner. arrange on baking sheet. cover with towel and let rise in warm draft-free area 30 minutes.
• 5 preheat oven to 400°f bake rolls until lightly browned on top, about 12 minutes.
• 6 watch closely, bottom of rolls will burn if over cooked.