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Spatula Holding a Homemade Orange Roll.
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Orange Rolls

Homemade orange rolls are light, fluffy, and soft with just the right hint of orange flavor. One of the easiest and tastiest roll recipes ever!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Rising Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 5 minutes
Course: breakfastt
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Orange Rolls
Servings: 15
Calories: 476kcal
Author: Heidi Rasmussen

Equipment

  • 1 Stand mixer with dough hook attachment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a pan, scald the butter and whole milk. Do not bring it to a boil. Take it off the heat and set aside.
    Pan of scalded milk and butter for Homemade Orange Rolls.
  • In a separate container, combine warm water, yeast and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Set it aside and move on to the next step.
    Bowl of yeast, water and sugar to make Homemade Orange Rolls.
  • In a stand mixer with a dough hook, add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup of sugar and 2 teaspoons of salt. Give a quick mix with the hook, then add 1 cup of flour and mix again to barely combine it.
    Add the cooled milk/butter to the mixer and mix on low then add another 1 cup of flour.
    Mixer with eggs, salt, yeast mixture and milk for Homemade Orange Rolls.
  • While it's mixing, add the foamy yeast mixture. Then slowly add the remaining flour about 5-5 1/2 cups.
    Mixer bowl with dough for Homemade Orange Rolls.
  • Let it knead on medium speed for the next 5 minutes until the dough is a nice elastic and not as sticky.
    Pulling dough for Homemade Orange Rolls.
  • Oil a large bowl and coat the dough in the oil on the top, cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for 1 hour.
    Bowl with risen dough for Homemade Orange Rolls.
  • Zest the two oranges and juice them into a bowl. Add sugar and melted stick of butter. Stir.
    Plate of orange zest and a bowl with orange juice for Homemade Orange Rolls.
  • Spread out the dough into a large rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
    Table with rolled out dough for Orange Rolls.
  • Spread half of the orange mixture onto the rectangle dough.
    Spreading dough with Orange Sauce for Homemade Orange Rolls.
  • Pour the other half onto a greased baking sheet and spread evenly.
    Pan with Orange Sauce for Homemade Orange Rolls.
  • Roll the dough up length wise, and cut out the orange roll 1 inch thick. It will be a bit messy, but will taste and still look amazing.
    Rolling the Orange Rolls.
  • Place the 1 inch rolls into prepared pan and loosely cover with oiled plastic wrap. Let them rise for 30 min then preheat your oven to 350.
    Pan of Orange Rolls risen covered in Plastic Wrap.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes until they are a golden brown.
    Baked Homemade Orange Rolls in a pan.

Notes

  • Because there is a delicious orange glaze on the bottom of the pan, you may find that these rolls are best served as-is. However, if you want to add additional glaze over the top to make these rolls extra sweet, try our orange glaze recipe in the post above
  • If you want to try more of a frosting over the top, try our cream cheese frosting recipe and add some orange juice and orange zest to the frosting. Spread it over the top as you would cinnamon rolls. 

Nutrition

Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 427mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 489IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 3mg