5/10/09

Orange/Cinnamon Rolls

To celebrate mother's day one of my mom's classics! These are the best cinnamon/orange rolls I've ever had, and my mom used to make these, the orange version, all the time when I was little. I remember so many times going to the playground with one in my hand!

You're going to need a lot of flour for this - so be ready!













And if you have a Kitchen Aid (or equivalent), this is the perfect time to make good use of it. For the dough use the hook like beater, and the icing the funky middle one (not the wisk the psychedelic peace sign one).





Ingredients:
1 c. water
1 c. butter
3/4 c. sugar
2 tsp salt

1 c. cold water
4 eggs slightly beaten
2 pkgs (24oz) quick yeast
7 1/2 cups flour


In a large pan add the 1 c. of water, butter, salt and sugar and bring to boil. In a bowl mix the eggs with the yeast. Add the warm mixture to the eggs and yeast. Add the cold water.
Then slowly add the flour.


Let dough rise for 1 hr, or until doubled in size.
Divide the dough into three equal parts. On a floured surface open each part into a rectangle (my mom opens it 3 times, I am lazy and only do it once).


For the filling:
For orange rolls: 1/2 c. butter, 1 c. granulated sugar, 3 tbs orange zest. For cinnamon rolls: 1/2 c. butter, 1c. brown sugar, 1/4 c. cinnamon.

Spread the butter on the dough then sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon/orange zest.
Roll it up and to cut here is the secret: floss or thread ! Slide the thread under the log, and pull it towards each other to cut each section (about 1 1/2 in). Like so:
Place them on a greased pan, and let them rise again for another hour. This will make a big difference! They will be a lot softer, chewier and bigger! With a preheated oven, bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes.

Now for the icing: 1/2 c. butter-softened, 2 c. powdered sugar, 2 tbs sugar and 2 tbs vanilla (for cinnamon rolls) or 2 tbs orange juice (for orange rolls). I like to let it beat for about 2 minutes, make the icing extra smooth and yummy!


Spread the icing on the rolls while they are still warm, and eat it up! Whether you make orange or cinnamon, they are scrumptious and everyone will love them... and you for making them.

Try them out and let me know how they turn out!

4 comments:

  1. Nossa, deve ser mto yummy! Acho que eu vou fazer os dois na mesma receita pq da mto trabalho pra soh fazer uma vez de cinnamon e outra de orange. Como chama quick yeast em portugues?

    AH, by the way eu to logged on como o chris mas eh a aline heheh...

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  2. E se a gente não tem esse sistema todo de batedeira? E se a gente não tem batedeira at all??? Hehehe! Eh pobresa!
    Parece uma delícia! Tenho q tentar fazer algum dia.

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  3. Eu acho que deve ser fermento, vou tentar com fermento mesmo.

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  4. ai menina,vc n sabe...Eu fui fazer hoje o bendito, aih vc n colocou aonde q era pra adicionar a agua gelada e eu esqueci tb e aih nem tinha colocado tudo de farinha e tava super dura a massa, bem massuda assim. Aih eu pensei: putz, tem alguma coisa errada...Li mil vezes a receita e aih vi q aquela agua gelada tinha que ir pra algum lugar neh...Aih eu botei la mais agua na massa e um pouquinho mais de farinha. Botei menos farinha e menos agua. O fermento ta falando 24 oz mas eu n entendi pq 24 oz eh mto. Eh dry ou eh fresco esse q vc usa? Pq o meu eh em po e eu coloquei um pacotinho e meio mas aih vi q no fim soh devia ter colocado um pq pra cada pactinho da pra 1kg de farinha. E vai bastante farinha mas nao quase 2 kgs neh!!! Entao agora a massa ta crescendo, no final a massa ficou bem melhor, mas vamos ver noq vai dar essa gororoba q eu fiz neh. A gente tem q adaptar algumas receitas aqui..hehehe..Mas eh isso, depois eu te conto se deu certo ou nao. Mas eu to achando que isso vai ser uma daquelas receitas que vc tem q fazer 100 vezes e ir aperfeicoando each time.
    E nossa, a kitchen aid deu um show hoje. Nunca tinha feito massa com ela, nunca tinha usado o hookzinho, foi maravilhoso.
    Beijops

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