Cranberry Sweet Rolls
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Recipe type: Breakfast, breads
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Serves: 1 dozen
 
Cranberry Sweet Rolls are made with a sweet yeast dough, a cranberry orange filling and frosted.
Ingredients
  • Dough
  • 1 package yeast
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/4 - 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Filling
  • 2 cups cranberries
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 orange - zested and juiced
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Frosting
  • 2 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 - 4 tablespoons water or milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
  1. Add the yeast, sugar and milk to your mixing bowl. Let is set for a few minutes to let the yeast get going. Mix up the egg and add it with the melted butter. Stir it until mixed.
  2. Then add the flour and salt. Mix until it comes together. Use your dough hook and mix for about 5 minutes until the dough becomes smooth and satiny looking. Cover and let dough raise until doubled. Punch it down and let it raise a second time, this one usually takes about 30 minutes depending on how warm your kitchen is.
  3. To make the filling, chop the cranberries in a food processor. (You can chop them with a knife but it is not fun as the berries roll.) Add the berries with sugar to a saucepan. Zest the orange and then juice it. Add the zest, juice and water. Bring to a boil and let simmer for about 20 minutes or until the liquid is reduced and mixture is thickened. Cool.
  4. Roll out the dough on a floured surface into a 12 x 16 rectangle. Spread the cranberries over the top of the dough. Roll the dough up into a cylinder.
  5. Grease a 12 inch pan. Cut the dough into 1 inch rolls. Place in the pan. Cover and let raise until doubled.
  6. Mix together the frosting ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes. Let set for 5 minutes and turn rolls out of pan onto a wire rack. Flip rolls over and frost while still warm.
Recipe by Recipes Food and Cooking at https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/2013/12/07/cranberry-sweet-rolls-2/