These super fluffy rolls are packed with orange zest, cardamom and cinnamon, these rolls are the most delicious treat for every occasion!
How to make homemade rolls:
- The first step is preparing the dough. Mix all the dry ingredients together, flour, yeast, spices, sugar and salt. Then heat up butter, yogurt and milk until it reaches 110°F (43°F) or it’s warm to touch and butter is melted. Add it to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Now we transfer the dough to a well floured surface and start kneading. Keep some extra flour by your working surface and sprinkle as needed. Keep in mind that we want to add as little flour as possible to keep the dough moist and soft. Knead for 3-5 minutes, until it’s soft (maybe still a little sticky, but that’s ok) and when you poke it gently, it’ll bounce back. Now the dough goes for the first round of proofing.
- After the dough doubled in size, we roll it out to a 16×10 inch rectangle and add the filling ingredients: butter, sugar and cinnamon. Roll it up and cut it into 1-inch rolls.
- Transfer the rolls into a greased baking pan and let them rest, for about 45-60 minutes, or until they are doubled in size.
- Now we bake the rolls until they are slightly browned on the tops.
- Top the rolls with the icing and enjoy!
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Orange Cardamom Cinnamon Rolls
These super fluffy rolls are packed with orange zest, cardamom and cinnamon, these rolls are the most delicious treat for every occasion!
Ingredients
For the rolls:
- 3½-3¾ cup all purpose flour - 420-450 grams
- 3¼ teaspoon instant yeast - 10 grams
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup granulated sugar - 50 grams
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ cup yogurt, whole milk - 60 grams
- 1 cup whole milk - 240 ml
- 1 large egg - at room temperature, lightly whisked
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature - 113 grams or 1 stick
- ½ tablespoon orange zest
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon orange extract - optional
For the Filling:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter - at room temperature - 56 grams
- ½ cup light brown sugar - 100 grams
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ½ tablespoon orange zest
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- pinch of salt
For the Glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners sugar - 120 grams
- 2-3 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon orange extract - optional
Instructions
Make the dough:
- In a Mixing bowl, whisk together 3½ cup flour, yeast, salt, sugar and cardamom.
- In a microwave safe bowl, add milk, butter (cut into small pieces) and yogurt. Microwave for 30 seconds, take the bowl out, stir, then microwave for about 30 more seconds or until the butter is almost melted. Take the bowl out, stir until butter is completely melted. The temperature of this mixture should be 110°F (43°C) or warm to the touch. You can use a thermometer to be more accurate.
- Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients, along with the egg, vanilla, orange zest, and orange extract if using. Start mixing the ingredients together with the dough attachment (or with a spoon if you're not using a mixer), until it comes together. The dough will be quite sticky at this point.
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface, start kneading the dough and add sprinkles of flour as necessary, so that it's not too sticky. But don't add too much flour, we want the final dough to be soft and if it's still a tiny bit sticky that's totally fine (I added about two more tablespoons). Knead the dough for 3-5 minutes or until it's soft and when you gently poke it, it bounces back.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover and place it in a warm place (you can place it in the turned off oven with the light bulb on) until it doubles in size, about 1-1½ hours.
Prepare the Filling:
- In a small bowl, add in all the filling ingredients and mix until a paste forms.
Assemble:
- After the dough is doubled in size, transfer it to a lightly floured surface and roll out into a 16x10 inch rectangle.
- Spread the filling evenly on top.
- Starting from the 16 inch side, tightly roll the dough up.
- Using a knife or a string floss, cut the dough into 1-1.5 inch pieces (2.5-4 cm).
- Transfer the rolls to a lightly greased (You can use softened butter) baking dish. A 9x13 inch baking dish would work perfectly.
- Cover the rolls and place them in a warm place until they double in size, about 45-60 minutes.
Bake:
- While the rolls are resting, preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C).
- Once the rolls have doubled in size, bake them for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Now we prepare the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and orange extract until it's smooth. You can add more milk, half a tablespoon at a time, if you would like a runnier consistency. Drizzle some of the icing over the rolls while they're still warm and use the remaining for individual serving.
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