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Orange Sweet Rolls (taken from Food From My Frontier, Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman)


Dough
2 C. whole milk
1/2 C. granulated sugar
1/2 C. vegetable oil
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
4 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
1/2 rounded teaspoon baking powder
1/2 rounded teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons salt


Filling
1/2 Cup (1 stick) butter, melted
8 tablespoons orange marmalade
1 Cup lightly packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt


Icing
Zest and juice of 2 oranges
1 Cup powdered sugar
Dash of salt
1/2 Cup whole milk, more if needed for a pourable consistency
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted


1. In a large saucepan over low heat, heat the milk, granulated sugar, and oil until warm but not hot. Add the yeast and 4 cups of flour, then mix and transfer to a bowl. Cover and let it rise for at least an hour. 2. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup flour, the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 3. Roll the dough into a long rectangle, about 30 inches wide by 10 inches deep. You'll want it to be as thin as you can get it so that you can add plenty of goo. 4. Drizzle the melted butter all over the surface of the dough. Use your fingers to smear it all around so that it coats evenly. 5. Spread the orange marmalade all over the buttered dough, distributing it as evenly as you can. 6. Sprinkle plenty of brown sugar all over the marmalade...7. And finish with a light sprinkling of salt to offset the sweetness. 8. Using both hands in a back-and-forth motion, gradually roll the dough toward you into one long log. 9. Pinch the seam to seal it. 10. Then slice the log-0'-dough into 1/2 inch pieces. 11. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the rolls in a buttered baking dish and allow them to rise for 20 minutes. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes. 12. While the rolls are baking, make the icing: Add the zest and juice of 2 oranges to a bowl. 13. Add the powdered sugar and salt...14. Some whole milk...15. And some more melted butter because the recipe doesn't already have enough. Just kidding on that last part. 16. Whisk it together until it's nice and smooth and lovely. Your kitchen smells like oranges! Unless you're making this in the garage. In that case, your garage smells like oranges. 17. Pull the rolls out of the oven when they're golden brown and drizzle on the icing right off the bat. 18. The piping hot rolls will suck that gorgeous icing right down into their crevices and the whole thing pretty much becomes a miracle. Serve them warm.