Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls

Servings: 12
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Rise Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: ~1 hour 50 minutes

Ingredients

Dough:

• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup warm milk
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 packet yeast
• 1 egg
• 4 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 tsp salt

Filling:

• 1 cup fresh cranberries (or dried)
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• 3 tbsp butter, softened

Orange Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2–3 tbsp orange juice

Equipment

• Saucepan
• Rolling pin
• 9×13 baking dish

Instructions

1. Make dough with milk, yeast, sugar, egg, butter, salt and flour. Rise 1 hour.
2. Make cranberry filling by simmering cranberries and sugar until jammy.
3. Roll dough, spread butter and cranberry filling.
4. Roll and slice into 12 pieces.
5. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.
6. Drizzle with orange glaze.

Tips & Swaps

• Add walnuts to the filling.
• Use canned cranberry sauce if in a rush.

Optional Touch

Brush rolls with orange marmalade before glazing.