These delightful  Orange Rolls taste like Christmas morning to me because my Dad made them every December 25th my whole life. This orange rolls recipe makes breakfast rolls that are bursting with orange flavor and perfect to serve by themselves or alongside ham like we like to serve them. Your family will surely look forward to having these orange sweet rolls for the holidays or any other time.

These delightful  Orange Rolls taste like Christmas morning to me because my Dad made them every December 25th my whole life. This orange rolls recipe makes breakfast rolls that are bursting with orange flavor and perfect to serve by themselves or alongside ham like we like to serve them. Your family will surely look forward to having these orange sweet rolls for the holidays or any other time.

Orange Rolls

You will be amazed by the delightful burst of sunshine in these Orange Rolls.  Our family Recipe for orange rolls is our tradition and smells like Christmas to me. My Dad use to make these for us for Christmas morning every year. We had them for breakfast with Strata and alongside the ham for Christmas dinner. The recipe my Dad used was passed down from his Grandma -it is a very old, tried-and-true recipe. Get ready for yummy, bit-sized orange cinnamon rolls you will love!
These wonderful, bite size orange rolls are delicious. They smell as wonderfully orangy as they smell delicious.
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Orange rolls recipe

First mix up the dough by adding 3 tablespoons butter to 1 cup scalded and cooled milk. Next add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons yeast, 1 cup sugar, 3 eggs, and 1 cup flour. Let rise for 45 minutes.

Add 3 more cups flour and let it rise in a warm spot until it doubles again, about 1 hour.

Stir down and let it rise another 2-3 hours in a warm place.

roll out sweet rolls and sprinkle with butter, orange zest, and sugar

Orange sweet rolls

Roll out dough on a floured surface until it is very thin measuring about 12 x 16″. Spread with a thin layer of softened butter, sprinkle with sugar and orange peel you grated from 2 oranges.

 

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Homemade orange rolls

Roll tightly so there will be many layers of dough. Cut in 1″ pieces and place in muffin tin.

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Easy orange rolls

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until very lightly browned. Pull out of pan and serve immediately or store in airtight containers.

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Orange breakfast rolls

These smell heavenly and taste even better! They are light and flavorful!

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Orange yeast rolls

Unlike traditional cinnamon rolls that are suppose to get big, these dynamite little bites are tightly wound, bite-size rolls that are bursting with flavor.

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Once you try these yummy orange cinnamon rolls recipe, you’ll be hooked!

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Heavenly Orange Rolls Recipe

Heavenly Orange Rolls Recipe

Beth Gorden
These delightful orange rolls are bursting with flavor and perfect for breakfast or alongside Ham like we like to serve them
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Course bread, Breakfast
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup milk, scalded
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons yeast
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar

Inside

  • 4-6 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 large oranges rind grated

Instructions
 

  • Add butter & salt to scalded milk; add eggs and sugar. When lukewarm add yeast. Add only 1 cup flour. Let rise 45 minutes.
  • Add remaining flour & let rise until double in bulk (another hour).
  • Stir down; do not knead; let rise 2-3 hours.
  • Roll out until the dough is very thin on floured surface only adding as much flour as needed to not stick on the surface (it will be big like 12"x16").
  • Spread with softened butter then sprinkle with sugar/orange mixture. Roll up on the 12" side so that there are many, many layers to each roll and cut into small 1” pieces.
  • Bake in muffin pans at 350 for 15 minutes. These will be small, tightly wound, delicious bits of heaven!

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids alphabet, math, science, English grammar, history, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables - www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!

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