Hot Orange Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large orange zest, from

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the yeast and pinch of sugar in 1/4 cup water.
• 2 heat milk, butter, 1/2 cup sugar and salt until butter is melted.
• 3 cool to lukewarm and beat in yeast mixture, eggs and 1 cup of flour.
• 4 let rise until bubbly.
• 5 gradually add remaining flour and beat well with spoon or mixer.
• 6 (it is not necessary to knead.) cover and let rise till double in bulk.
• 7 mix 1/2 cup softened butter, 1/2 cup sugar and grated orange rind.
• 8 roll dough out on lightly floured surface into rectangle and spread with sugar-orange mixture.
• 9 (save a little sugar mixture to sprinkle over rolls when done.) roll up as for cinnamon rolls.
• 10 cut into slices and place in greased muffin tins.
• 11 let rise till double.
• 12 bake at 375 degrees f for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 13 sprinkle with reserved sugar mixture.