Dreamy Decadent Orange Rolls

Description

This uses a "sponge-method" sweet yeast dough and it rises three times: once in a near-liquid batter with about half the flour, once in a ball after kneading, and once in the final pan. A warm room will help tremendously with rising. The three hours includes rising and baking time. Juice of blood orange gives the frosting a unique color.

Ingredients

• Water
• Honey
• Active Dry Yeast
• Milk
• Shortening
• Salt
• Flour
• Orange Zest
• Granulated Sugar
• Eggs
• Light Brown Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Butter
• Pecans
• Blood Orange Juice
• Powdered Sugar

Instructions

1. Rolls:
2. Mix lukewarm water, yeast, and honey, stir to dissolve, and set aside
3. Heat milk over medium heat until almost boiling
4. Remove from heat and stir in the shortening to melt it
5. Allow to stand 5-10 minutes to cool to lukewarm
6. In a large bowl, mix milk, salt, and 3 cups flour, then add yeast mixture
7. Beat thoroughly
8. Tent with a damp cloth and let rise 20 minutes in a warm place
9. It will be thick liquid at this stage, like pancake batter
10. Beat the eggs slightly
11. Add eggs, granulated sugar, 4 cups more flour, and 1 t
12. Orange zest
13. Mix thoroughly, then coat with flour and turn onto a floured board
14. Knead, sprinkling just enough flour to keep it from sticking, until dough ball can be handled without sticking to hands
15. Ball and return to bowl
16. Tent again and let rise another half-hour
17. Turn onto the board again, knead a little more, and divide in half
18. Flour surfaces and roll out each half, one at a time, to about 12×18 inches
19. Spread each with half the melted butter
20. Sprinkle half the brown sugar over the surface followed by pecans
21. Sprinkle with cinnamon
22. Starting from the long edge, roll up the sheet of dough with the sugar, cinnamon and nuts inside
23. Work the roll into a long uniform shape
24. With a sharp buttered knife, slice the roll into fifteen equal sections
25. Arrange them, spiral up, in five rows of three, in a greased 9×13 pan
26. Tent and let rise until they fill the pan, about half an hour or somewhat more
27. Heat oven to 400f
28. Bake in center of oven 22 minutes or until desired golden brown on top
29. Frosting:
30. While rolls are baking, melt butter over medium-low heat
31. Add orange juice directly to pan
32. Start adding powdered sugar about a cup at a time, beating with the mixer until sugar is all mixed inches
33. Remove from heat
34. Add orange zest and mix well
35. Quickly spread on rolls as soon as they are out of the oven