Homemade Orange Sweet Rolls Recipe

Dough:

1. Dissolve the yeast in ½ cup of warm water for about 1 minute. Stir the yeast or water around. Then add orange zest, orange juice, sugar, salt, egg, butter, and 1½ cups of flour.

2. Beat everything together on low with a handheld mixer, scraping down the sides as needed. With a wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour to make dough easy to handle about 1½ to 2 more cups.

3. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead it with your hands for about 5 to 6 minutes. Form the dough into a ball and transfer it to a lightly greased bowl.

4. Cover the dough and let sit in a warm place until doubled in size for about 1½ hours.

5. Line the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving room on the sides. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and, using a rolling in, roll into a 10×15-inch rectangle.

Filling:

1. In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon. Spread the dough rectangle with softened butter and sprinkle generously with all of the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

2. Tightly roll up the dough and cut into 16 even rolls (1 inch in width each) with a very sharp knife. Arrange them in the prepared baking pan, cut sides up.

3. Cover the rolls and let them rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes to 1 hour.

4. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (191 degrees C). Cover the rolls with aluminum foil and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes until they are lightly golden in color. Transfer the pan to a rack to cool for about 15 minutes.

Glaze:

1. In a small bowl, mix together all of the glaze ingredients and drizzle over rolls before serving. Add more orange juice to thin out if needed.