Whole Wheat Orange Sweet Rolls

Whole Wheat Orange Sweet Rolls

Servings: Makes 3 dozen rolls (two big cookie sheets)

Ingredients

    Roll Dough:
  • 4 ½ cups whole wheat flour
  • 4 ½ cups unbleached flour
  • 4 ½ tsp instant yeast
  • 1 cup palm sugar
  • 1 Tbsp sea salt
  • 1 cup orange juice, heated
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 6 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 eggs, beaten
    Filling:
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 6 Tbsp orange zest (the zest from 2-3 large oranges)
  • ¾ cup coconut oil
  • ¾ cup coconut palm sugar
    Glaze:
  • ½ - 1 cup orange juice
  • 8 oz. low-fat cream cheese
  • 1 lbs. powdered cane sugar
  • chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Combine the sugar, salt, coconut oil and hot water in Bosch beat 30 seconds
  • Add in eggs and mix until combined.
  • Add ½ flour and put yeast on top of flour pile. Mix for 20 seconds. Scrape bowl. Add the rest of the flour. Adding a little more flour if needed until dough barely pulls away from the sides of the bowl and is not too sticky.
  • Knead dough 2 minutes.
  • Put dough in an oiled bowl and let it rest, covered, in a warm place while you make the filling.
  • Mix orange zest, coconut oil and palm sugar. Spread mixture on the dough with spatula. (Do not use hands! It melts the mixture and makes it too runny.)
  • Divide dough in half. Roll out into a rectangle about 3/8-inch-thick, 21” x 16” on a slightly floured surface.
  • Spread the filling the dough (DO NOT SPREAD FILLINGS ON 1 to 2” ON THE LONG EDGE. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN AREA FOR THE SEEPING TOPPING TO GO AND ALLOW THE EDGE TO SEAL.)
  • Roll up the dough (starting with the side farthest away from you).
  • Using a heavy thread or dental floss cut into 1”- 1½ inch slices and place on a greased cookie sheet.
  • Cover and let rise in a warm place until double. (about 1 hour),
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-22 minutes.
  • Allow the rolls to cool for 3 minutes. Spoon on the glaze and sprinkle with nuts.

 

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