Oh, Sweet Orange Rolls

This week my sister and I went to the local butcher.  We both want to start feeding our families with more natural, less preservative foods.   While we were there I noticed that a local baker had some orange rolls for sale at the butcher's shop.  I was so excited to see them.  They are one of my sister's favorites.  It inspired me to make them for her as a little treat just to show her how much I love her.

I started this off with real oranges.  No extract used for the orange taste of these things.  It always surprises me just how much of an orange taste can come from the zest of the orange.   Easier than peeling the orange and squeezing it for the juice.

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The recipe was so simple.  Easy as 1,2,3.   A little orange, soft dough for the rolls and a citrus glaze.  I think the hardest part of this whole thing is waiting for the dough to rise and the rolls to cook.  I am a "need it now" kind of gal, so waiting is not really in my vocabulary.  I assure you, these were worth the wait!



I baked these sweet treats at 375 for 20 minutes and poured the sweet glaze all over them.

They turned out really good.  My family loved them.  My six year old actually kept saying "yum" while he was eating his piece.  He is so picky, so they must have been exceptional.  There are some minor changes that I am going to do in order to get to perfection.  Less sugar, more orange and most importantly, BIGGER rolls.   A recipe might be in the works if there is an interest in sharing it.

I have so many amazing treats to come.  Hope you stay tuned for more sweet treats!  Like I always say, let'm eat cake. Or in this case, sweet orange rolls!