These homemade orange rolls make for the perfect dessert with its masterful balance of sweetness and tartness. Orange in color and soft in texture, these fluffy homemade rolls are perfect accompaniments for your afternoon milk tea. With this recipe, you will know how to make yummy homemade orange rolls that will fill your kitchen with a lovely citrusy aroma while satisfying your mid-morning sweet tooth.
Homemade Orange Rolls
Ingredients:
For the dough:
- 450 ml warm water
- 12 gm sugar
- 13 gm yeast
- 754 gm flour
- A pinch of salt
- 11 gm sugar
- 122 ml butter
- 3 large eggs
For the orange filling:
- 204 gm sugar
- 101 gm orange marmalade
- 3 tsp orange zest
- 1 tbsp butter
For the orange glaze:
- 202 gm sugar
- 3 tbsp orange juice
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Method:
- Firstly, you have to make the dough. For that, you need to mix together warm water, granulated sugar, and active dry yeast in a small bowl. You need to stir gently to dissolve the yeast, and then let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, you are going to whisk together all-purpose flour, salt, and granulated sugar.
- Then, you can add the yeast mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until a shaggy dough forms.
- You will have to add unsalted butter melted and eggs to the dough, and mix everything until the dough comes together in a sticky ball.
- Then, you will knead the dough on a floured surface for 10 to 15 minutes or until it has become smooth and elastic. For this step, you can use a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment to knead the dough.
- Next, you have to allow the dough to rise in a greased bowl covered with a plastic wrap. It's better if you keep it in a warm place for about 1 to 2 hours, or until the dough has doubled in size.
- After that, you will make the orange filling by mixing granulated sugar with orange marmalade, grated orange zest, and unsalted butter.
- Once the dough has risen, you could punch it down to deflate, and then roll it out to form a big rectangle about 1 inch thick.
- Next, you will spread the orange filling evenly over the dough, leaving 1.5 inches of border around the edges.
- Then, you will have to roll the dough into a tight log and cut it into 12 to 15 equal pieces, and put them in a greased baking dish.
- You can cover the rolls with plastic wrap and let them rise for another 30 to 45 minutes.
- You need to set your oven to 180°C and bake the rolls for 18 to 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, you can start to make the orange glaze by whisking together powdered sugar, freshly squeezed orange juice, and vanilla extract.
- Once they are out of the oven, you need to allow the rolls to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before drizzling them with orange glaze.
- Now they are ready to be served warm and devoured!
If you like, you can add some chopped pecans or walnuts to the orange filling to give your orange rolls some crunch and texture. While filling the rolls, you can use skewers to secure them from one side to another to keep the filling from spilling out.
You need to also be careful to not apply any pressure while handling the cake. Since the filling is heavy and the cake is also soaked in a glaze, the cake may crumble if it’s not handled gently during the construction.
To ensure that your dough rises to its optimum level, keep it inside the oven and turn down the temperature to the lowest setting, if you are making this dish during the winter season.
Using real orange in your orange rolls will not only add a burst of citrus flavor, but also provide a boost of Vitamin C and antioxidants to the dish. The orange zest will help to balance the sweetness of the sugar and the spiciness of the cinnamon. The cinnamon, on the other hand, enables you to add a warm, comforting flavor to your orange rolls, along with giving them an infusion of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. Cinnamon will also balance the sweetness of sugar and tartness of orange. You can also add a few pieces of clove into the batter to slightly perfume the orange rolls.
With this recipe for homemade orange rolls, you will easily be able to create delicious and flavorful pastries perfect for breakfast or brunch. The combination of orange zest, cinnamon, and sugar will fill your kitchen with a warm and inviting aroma, brightening up any dull day.