SPENCER's ORANGE ROLLS

 

  SPENCER'S ORANGE   ROLLS

(Aptly named for the quirky, mischievous, personality-plus,  gold cat who visits my garden every day, and rolls around on the bench….)

 

COMBINE: 1 cup milk heated in microwave to lukewarm, ½ cup sugar,¼ cup margarine    Pinch salt, 2 ¼ tsp active yeast

ADD: 2 cups flour, 3 eggs, 3 tbslp orange peel or lemon peel, extra 2 cups flour to make a soft dough.

 COMBINE together into a soft ball of dough. Knead then place in greased bowl to rise till doubled. IF you add too much flour the dough will be tough, so go easy on the flour.

 Knead swiftly and deftly....

 

MAKE FILLING: Combine grated rind of 2 oranges, ½ cup sugar, ½ cup soft margarine or butter.

 

NEXT: Divide risen dough into two portions.

 

Roll each section out into a nice sized rectangle. Smother the dough with a portion of the Filling on each rectangle.

 NEXT: Roll up dough into yule log shape. Cut into 1 ½ inch sections

 

NEXT: Place sections into greased, foil lined pan.

BAKE: 375 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. Add time as needed to make sure they are golden .

 

TOPPING:  For entire batch use 2 cups icing sugar and ¼ cup orange juice or lemon juice as you wish. I prefer to make small amounts, as needed, and keep in fridge to drizzle on individual rolls. They are jsut as good without any topping.....

*These are exquisite. They DO freeze well enough. But they are so good they do not last long. I think Spencer would  approve..............