Butter Rich Roll Dough / Orange Sweet Rolls

This recipe from my mom makes some pretty great dinner rolls, but once you make Orange Sweet Rolls with the dough, you'll never look back. 

Butter Rich Roll Dough

1 c. milk
1 stick butter or margarine, softened
¼ c. sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
¾ tsp. salt
4 c. all-purpose or bread flour
2 generous tsp. Instant yeast
        Combine ingredients. Mix well with dough hook in Bosch or Kitchen Aid, 5-7 minutes. Remove from bowl and let rest for 10 minutes. Form into rolls. Let rise until double in size. Preheat oven to 375° and bake about 10 minutes. Rolls are very light and buttery. Can be made into cinnamon rolls as well.

Orange Sweet Rolls
        Make a batch of Butter Rich Roll Dough. Roll it out, less than ¼” thick. Spread with ¼ c. butter then a filling of ~¾ c. sugar and the zest of one orange. (Reserve about ½ tsp. zest for glaze.) Sprinkle with a dash of salt to offset the sweetness.
        Gradually roll the dough into one long log. Pinch the seam to seal. Use dental floss or string to cut the dough into 1” slices and lay on greased baking sheet. (You can fit all the rolls on the same sheet – about 20-24 rolls.) Allow to rise. Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until just starting to brown on top. Don’t over bake.
        While rolls are baking, mix up a glaze of powdered sugar, the juice of one orange and the reserved zest. Drizzle over the rolls while they are still warm.