Citrus Cinnamon Rolls
Happy Wednesday! Winter has definitely hit Sacramento!! The past two days has been very cold and I am craving hot food.
On this cold day this recipe goes great with a hot cup of coffee or even Hot apple cider.
Citrus Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Serves: 12
Prep Time: 3 hours
Cook Time: 3o min
Ingredients:
- 1 package of active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup of lukewarm water
- 1 tsp of fresh orange zest
- 1/2 cup of fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup of granulated sugar or honey
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter at room temp
- 2 tsp of vanilla extract
Filling:
- 1/2 cup of sugar (I used demarra sugar)
- 4 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
Glaze:
- 1 cup of confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon of orange juice
- 2 tsp of fresh lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Directions:
- Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup of lukewarm water. Make sure to blend the yeast into the water.
- Add in the orange juice, zest, sugar, salt, egg, butter, and 1 1/2 cup of flour.
- In a mixer beat all the ingredients together.
- Add in the remaining flour and mix.
- Your dough should spring back when you touch it, and not be sticky.
- Knead the dough for about 5 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the bowl and lightly oil the bowl.
- Form the dough into a ball and place in bowl.
- Cover the dough and let sit for about 1 1/2 hours.
- Line the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll the dough into a 15 x 9 rectangle.
To prepare the filling:
- In a small bowl mix together the sugar, cinnamon, and butter.
- With a spatula, spread the sugar cinnamon mixture onto the dough.
- Tightly roll up the dough into a log, rolling from the long side, making sure to pinch the seam closed.
- To cut the cinnamon rolls, use dental floss. I know this seems funny but it really works!!
- Cut each roll into I inch thick pieces and arrange them in a prepared baking pan.
- Cover the rolls and let them rise in a warm place.
- Let the rolls rise for about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees or 190 Celsius.
- Bake the rolls for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool the rolls on a wire rack or baking rack.
For the glaze:
- In a small bowl combine the glaze ingredients together and drizzle over the rolls.
- Tips:
- Adding Nutella to the top of these rolls is an amazing treat! You can also sprinkle fresh chopped almonds over the top.
- Drizzle fresh honey over the rolls along with a sprinkle of fresh almonds.
Kali Orexi!!
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Those look very delicious! <3
Thank you bella!! 🙂
Gorgeous, Krystina! 🙂 Oh, yes, Ada makes great rolls, too (you should check out her blog – she is quite the baker!). You guys would make a great team, for sure. Warmly – Shanna
Thank you! I tend to make diff variations of cinnamon rolls and I was happier with my other recipe since they looked great and tasted amazing. But the addition of citrus gives it a great flavor. I will definitely check out Ada’s blog. 🙂 Thank you!!
I think the citrus is a perfect way to balance out the richness of the decadent treat. They look lovely. Best, Shanna
Thank you Shanna. Yes I love them because the citrus and cinnamon combined are great together. They really pair nicely.
I love these! oh! I think I will try these soon. Thank you x
Great to see you on here!! Thank you and let me know if you try them. Have a great day/evening. 🙂
The weather is definitely changing. It’s actually quite cold and windy this week in Los Angeles! These cinnamon rolls look so delicious! What a great idea adding citrus flavors to it–I will have to try this the next time I make cinnamon rolls 🙂
Hi Ada,
I had no idea you were in my state!! Woo hoo. Except we are like 5 1/2 to 6 hours apart lol. Have you been to Sacramento? It’s quite boring here, I prefer so cal. Especially San Diego or OC. 🙂
Yes please try these, and maybe you can be a part of my holiday magazine? Check out the post “Lending A Hand.” Let me know what you think? 🙂
I’ve never been to Sacramento! The furthest north I’ve traveled to in California is San Francisco. San Diego is nice and relaxing 🙂
Will definitely try these cinnamon rolls soon! Heading over to your other post now 🙂
Ohh I love San Francisco. I use to go to SF literally 3 times a week, to just hang out with friends and do hair for some of my hair clients. 🙂 I miss that city. If you ever come to Sacramento, I will show you around. 🙂
You’re speaking my language with these.
Haaa,
Hey haven’t seen you on here for a bit. How are you? Happy Holiday!
You too!
Thanks 🙂