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These Delicious Orange Rolls Need to Be on Your Brunch Menu
One of the South’s most delicious sweet roll recipes hails from Alabama, but where in the state is debated.
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h 5m⏳ Prep: 35 min👤 Anne Byrn📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●saucepan
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●spatula
- ●knife
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the dough: Pour the milk into a saucepan and heat over medium until bubbles form around the edges of the pan and the milk scalds, 3 to ⏱️ 4 minutes.
2
Place the shortening and sugar in the large bowl of a stand mixer and cut into coarse pieces with two dinner knives. Pour the hot milk over and stir until the shortening melts. When the mixture has cooled to lukewarm (115ºF to 120ºF on an instant-read thermometer), whisk in the yeast.
3
Whisk together the 4 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Add the egg to the yeast mixture and beat until smooth. Fold in the flour mixture and beat on low speed until incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer to medium and beat until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl but is still sticky, 4 to ⏱️ 5 minutes. Add 2 or 3 tablespoons more flour if necessary to pull the dough together. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator overnight. Or cover with a kitchen towel and place in a warm spot to double, about 1½ hours.
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4
When you’re ready to bake, punch down the dough. Scatter the remaining 2 tablespoons flour on a surface and turn the dough out onto the flour. With floured hands, press it out into a long rectangle. Flip the dough so it doesn’t stick to the counter. With a floured rolling pin, roll it into a rectangle that is about 24 inches long and 10 to 12 inches wide.
5
Brush two 12-cup muffin pans with a little of the melted butter. Brush the dough with the remaining melted butter.
6
Make the filling: Toss the sugar and orange zest together in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over the top. Beginning with the long side, roll the dough into a jellyroll and, with a floured serrated knife, cut into 1-inch slices. Carefully place each slice cut side up into a muffin cup. Drape the pans with a kitchen towel and let the rolls rise until doubled, 40 to ⏱️ 45 minutes. (If the dough is cold, it might take ⏱️ 1 hour.)
7
Heat the oven to 350ºF, with a rack in the middle.
8
Bake the rolls until they are lightly golden brown, 15 to ⏱️ 20 minutes. Place the pan on a wire rack to cool slightly while you make the icing.
9
Make the icing: Place the confectioners’ sugar and salt in a small bowl. Whisk in the orange juice until smooth. Drizzle the icing over the top of the warm rolls still in the pans. Let cool for ⏱️ 20 minutes, then serve. Or let cool completely, wrap in foil, and freeze.
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