Recipe Box, Holiday Orange Rolls

I’m still working on our Thanksgiving menu…
Looking through my recipes I found these oh so wonderful Orange Rolls
The best way to describe these pillowy soft rolls is clouds
They are like eating sweet orange flavored clouds!
You start with combining melted butter, sugar and orange zest into a topping for frozen roll dough
Place the roll dough in a greased 9 x 13 baking dish, leaving plenty of space for them to expand, and top with a dollop of the orange zest mixture
Cover them with a cooking oil sprayed piece of saran and set them aside to rise
After about 4 hours you will have fat little puffs of dough that are ready for baking. Don’t worry if some of the topping moves around, it doesn’t matter, the flavor is still there!
While rolls are baking make the glaze
After baking for 13-15 minutes they will be golden brown,
and will smell divine, all yeasty and orange and sugary….
Pour the glaze all over the hot rolls and let them sit for several minutes before cutting
Be sure to serve these on a plate with a fork!

Holiday Orange Rolls
Ingredients
Rolls
- 2 T butter melted
- 6 T sugar
- 2 oranges zested
- 12 frozen dinner rolls [I used Bridgeford Parkerhouse rolls]
Orange Glaze
- 2 T butter melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- juice of 1 orange
Instructions
- Combine butter, sugar and zest in a small bowl and mix to combine.
- Place the rolls in a 9 x 13 greased baking dish, spaces between them.
- Top each roll with a spoon of zest mixture, dividing mixture evenly among the rolls, and lightly press into rolls.
- Cover the rolls with a cooking oil sprayed piece of saran wrap and let rise for 4 hours.
- Bake at 375 for 13-15 minutes until golden.
- Meanwhile make glaze by whisking melted butter with sugar and orange juice. Pour glaze over hot rolls and let sit for 2-3 minutes before serving. Reheat leftovers in microwave. Makes 12 rolls.
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Yum! Your rolls sound so good!
You have lovely items in your store 🙂
Thanks Robin!
Oh yes, these rolls would be very popular here:@)
Oh my, these look yummy! My family would love these. Thanks for sharing! Happy Sunday, sweet friend!
Thank you Shannon, have a lovely week!
I think I would eat these with a cup of coffee as a meal! delicious! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – Have a wonderful week and hope to see you again next week.
ha ha, me too! Thanks Helen 🙂
Your orange rolls sound oh so good and delicious Jenna! Love your new creations and additions to your Society6 Shop! ♥
Thanks so much Mary!
They do look like little orange clouds!
I got hooked on Orange Rolls after reading Anne George’s Southern Sisters mystery series. These are making my mouth water. You recipe iks different from mine, so I’m trying this one.
Oh good, and now I must check out Anne George’s books, I love Southern mysteries, thanks Pattie!
Jenna..
These look so good! Let’s sit and chat with these and coffee.
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I would love that!
I love orange rolls and often buy Millie Rae’s. Thanks so much for an easy recipe. Have a wonderful week Jenna
What a heartbreak for Tua. His tweet sounded like he was handling it with God’s Grace.
I love Millie Rae’s too! Yes, prayers for Tua and his teamates that got hurt too…
Oh, I see Thanksgiving breakfast in our future!
What a great idea Jeanie!!
Those rolls look so yummy and just perfect for Thanksgiving! Thanks for the recipe.
thank you Julie, so easy!
These looks so good! I love fresh baked rolls! The glaze for these makes my mouth water!
ha ha, yes they are good!
Oh my word, Jenna, these orange rolls sound so tasty, and so easy!
thanks Kitty, they really are!
Your orange rolls look amazing! Yumm!
Thanks Veronica, so easy!