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ORANGE-HONEY SWEET ROLLS
Prep: 45 minutes. Rise: 1 ½ hours
Stand: 10 minutes. Bake 25 minutes
2 packages active dry yeast
1 ¼ cups warm water (110° to 115°)
½ cup nonfat dry milk powder
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup honey
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups white whole wheat flour
2 to 2 ¼ cups bread flour
1 cup golden raisins
¼ cup butter, softened
¼ cup honey
2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel
Orange Icing (recipe follows)
- In a large mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in
the warm water; let stand for 5 minutes. Add dry milk powder, the
1/3 cup butter, 1/3 cup honey, eggs, wheat germ and salt. Beat with
an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl. Add 2
cups of the white whole wheat flour. Beat on low to medium speed for
30 seconds. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Using a wooden spoon,
stir in remaining white whole wheat flour and as much of the bread
flour as you can.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
Knead in enough of the remaining bread flour to make a moderately
soft dough that is smooth and elastic (about 6 minutes). Shape the
dough into a ball.
- Place dough in a lightly greased bowl; turn
once to grease the surface. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and a
clean kitchen towel; let rise in a warm place until double in size
(about 1 hour).
- Punch dough down. Turn out onto a lightly
floured surface. Cover; let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, lightly
grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside.
- For filling: In a small bowl, cover raisins
with cold water; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain the raisins well. In
a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the ¼ cup butter, ¼ cup honey
and orange peel until the mixture is creamy and well-combined.
- Roll out the yeast dough to form an 18x15-inch
rectangle. Spread the butter mixture to within ½ inch of the edges
of the dough. Sprinkle with the raisins. Roll up the rectangle of
dough, starting from a long side. Seal seams. Slice the roll of
dough into 15 individual rolls. Place the rolls, cut sides down, in
the prepared pan.
- Cover the rolls in the pan loosely with
plastic wrap, leaving room for rolls to rise. Let the rolls rise in
a warm place until nearly double (about 30 minutes).
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