I did think about my little sister quite a bit when making these, though. I had an "incident" with the orange butter. The bowl I selected wasn't quite large enough for the hand mixer I decided I needed to use... The results were very reminiscent of the time that Audry and I were making a marina sauce and forgot that a hot blender explodes. Right when my husband got home. We are still finding marina sauce splatters in random ceiling-type of locations to this day.
Aud, this was *that* bad - but then Chris stayed in the living room and I think I cleaned it all up.
Because my intent was to take these for a party (and I didn't really have the time to devote to it) - I didn't make them gluten free. And I followed the recipe pretty closely.
Orange Rolls
1 pkg Rapid Rise Highly Active Yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup scalded milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat AP Flour
Orange Butter
6 tbls margarine
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbls applesauce
Zest of 2 oranges
* Combine all ingredients with a mixer until fluffy
** For the rolls -
* Because I used the Yeast that I had, I did not do a first rise or the proofing. I simply combined the flour, yeast and sugar. Add in the scalded milk and warm water - beat on low in mixer until combined.
* Add in oil and egg, beat until a ball forms.
* Let rest for 10 - 15 minutes while you make the orange butter.
* Separate the dough into two balls and roll out separately into rectangles (or the general rectangle shape - I don't get stuck on specifics)
* Spread butter on top of the rectangle and roll up long wise. Do not pinch the edges, but cut into about 1 - 1 1/2 inch rolls. Leave about 1/2 inch apart in 2 9-inch cake pans.
At this point, let the dough rise until about doubled in size. The recipe says about 30 minutes. I did yoga, so it was over an hour that these had time to rise... but double they did.
* Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.
Before baking, I spread some of the remaining orange butter on top of one pan - and then added to the other pan after baking. Couldn't tell a difference. Either way is fine.
I forgot to take a finished product pic. Whoops. The final product was dry. Even reducing the heat from what the original recipe said, I should have reduced the time, too. They were pretty good. Not too sweet - but due to the dryness, we did not present these at a party. I had to buy store made hummus instead. I had good intentions, that counts for something. I'm sure of it. 2 1/2 stars - good flavor, but not realistic for us to ever want to make again.
- Chery
