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Orange Sweet Rolls with Orange Cream Cheese Glaze

Course Breakfast
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings 12 -16 rolls
Author Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl

Ingredients

Orange Sweet Rolls:

  • zest of 1 orange divided
  • 2 packets active dry yeast
  • 2 1/2 c. warm water
  • 1 box orange cake mix
  • 5 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 c. butter melted
  • 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 c. orange marmalade

Orange Cream Cheese Glaze:

  • 1 - 8 oz. package reduced-fat cream cheese softened
  • 1 c. powdered sugar
  • 3-4 tbsp. fresh orange juice
  • 1/2 tsp. orange extract

Instructions

Orange Sweet Rolls:

  • In a medium bowl, combine yeast and warm water, stirring until yeast is dissolved.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together orange cake mix and flour.
  • Add the yeast mixture and 1 tsp. of the orange zest to the cake mix mixture, and stir with a sturdy wooden spoon, or use your hands, until ingredients are combined.
  • Lightly grease the top, and cover with plastic wrap.
  • Let the dough rise for 1 hour, then punch it down, and let it rise again for another 30 minutes.
  • Lightly grease a 9x13-inch pan and an 8-inch square pan.
  • Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and roll it into a large rectangle. Mine was enormous - approximately 18x24 inches, and just over ΒΌ-inch thick.
  • Brush the dough with the melted butter, sprinkle evenly with brown sugar, and drop the orange marmalade by small spoonful.
  • Roll the dough from the shorter side, so that it forms a log approximately 18 inches long.
  • Cut into 16 equal-sized pieces. It will get messy, but you can use two hands to lift each piece into the pans. I use a knife with a large blade and 'face', so that right after I cut a slice, it can rest on the knife blade and I can just transfer or shift it into the pan. Place 4 in the smaller pan, and 12 in the larger pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until the rolls are golden brown at the edges. My rolls were quite large, and it took about 18 minutes, but I think this can vary depending on how you cut the rolls.

Orange Cream Cheese Glaze:

  • In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese til creamy.
  • Add powdered sugar, orange juice, orange extract, and all remaining orange zest that wasn't used in the sweet roll dough.
  • Drizzle onto the warm rolls. Serve immediately.