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Frosted homemade orange roll on a spatula over a pan of orange rolls.
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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: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Orange Rolls
Servings: 15
Calories: 516kcal
Author: Heidi Rasmussen

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 cup hot water not boiling
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons quick rise yeast
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 7 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter melted

Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest (finely grated)
  • 1-2 tablespoons orange juice (fresh squeezed)

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.
    Sauce pan with melted milk and butter. Wooden spoon on the side.
  • In a separate container, combine warm water, yeast and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Set it aside and move on to the next step.
    Glass mixing bowl with yeast, water and sugar foaming.
  • 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.
    Electric bread dough mixer with yeast, milk, and flour mixture.
  • While it's mixing, add the foamy yeast mixture. Then slowly add the remaining flour about 5-5 1/2 cups.
    Bread dough, mixing in electric mixer with kneading hook.
  • Let it knead on medium speed for the next 5 minutes until the dough is a nice elastic and not as sticky.
    Hand pulling the homemade orange roll dough out of the mixing bowl.
  • 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.
    Glass bowl with risen bread dough.
  • Zest the two oranges and juice them into a bowl. Add sugar and melted stick of butter. Stir.
    Cutting board with orange zest on a plate and orange juice in a bowl.
  • Spread out the dough into a large rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
    Rolled out bread dough with a wooden roller.
  • Spread half of the orange mixture onto the rectangle dough.
    Spreading orange glaze on rolled out bread dough with a wooden spoon.
  • Pour the other half onto a greased baking sheet and spread evenly.
    Baking sheet covered in orange glaze sauce.
  • 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 homemade orange rolls by hand.
  • 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.
    Homemade orange rolls rising in baking sheet covered in plastic wrap.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes until they are a golden brown.
    Homemade rolls in a baking sheet.

Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

  • In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
  • Add powdered sugar and orange zest and beat with mixer until smooth. Mix in the orange juice last 1 tablespoon at a time to reach the best consistency.
    Glass mixing bowl with orange frosting for homemade orange rolls.
  • Spread slightly warmed or cooled orange rolls.
    Spreading frosting onto baked orange rolls with a spatula.

Notes

  • Because there is a delicious orange glaze on the bottom of the pan, you may choose to serve these rolls plain. However, the orange cream cheese frosting over the top makes these rolls extra sweet.
  • If you want to try more of a plain frosting over the top, try our cream cheese frosting recipe. Spread it over the top as you would cinnamon rolls. 

Nutrition

Calories: 516kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 481mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 496IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 3mg