Delicious Orange Rolls

In my home growing up, like so many others, the go-to roll recipe was the Lion House's rolls...soooo yummy! If you haven't had these rolls yet, you are in for a huge treat. They are perfectly buttery and delicious in their original state, but the best thing about them is how easily they transform into the most delectable orange rolls.

I can't find the source for the original "Lion House" recipe, but here is the recipe as i'm looking at it in my mom's handwriting on a yellow lined piece of notebook paper.



Lion House Rolls:
2 c. warm water
2/3 c. nonfat dry milk
2 tablespoons yeast (dry) = 2 packages
1/4 cups sugar
2 tsp. salt
1/3 cups butter
1 egg
5 to 5 1/2 cups all purpose flour

In a mixer combine water and dry milk until dissolved. Add yeast, sugar, salt, butter, egg and 2 cups flour. Mix on low until ingredients are wet, then for 2 minutes on medium speed. Add 2 more cups flour and mix on low 'til ingredients are wet and 2 minutes on medium speed. Add remaining flour. Once combined, kneed with hands, or turn on kneading hook on mixer.

Place dough in an oiled bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover w/plastic and let rise in a warm place until double in size. Place dough on floured surface. Roll out to a rectangle and brush with butter. Cut, place on greased baking pan, and let rise until double. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Brush with butter and enjoy!
To make the orange rolls, start with the original Lion House recipe and then adapt as follows for the orange rolls.

Orange Roll Filling:
1/2 cup melted butter
zest from 2 oranges
1/4 cup sugar

Orange Roll Icing:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2-4 tablespoons of heavy cream or half and half (when I don't have either of those on hand I substitute regular milk and it works just fine)

After you roll out your dough brush it with your melted butter and orange zest mixture, then sprinkle with sugar. Cut your dough using a pizza cutter or kitchen shears and roll up into individual rolls. Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes.

When rolls come out of the oven brush immediately with butter and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes. Finally, drizzle your rolls with your orange icing mixture and devour a few while they are fresh!

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