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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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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Heavenly Orange Rolls Recipe
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!