Quick orange rolls

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Growing up my dad would make a huge breakfast on Sunday morning that we could eat while we watched.  I've kept up that tradition and love to make something special for conference weekend.  This time around I was thinking orange rolls but I am not great with yeast and am really too impatient/awful at planning ahead to do yeast orange rolls.  So I used this recipe for quick cinnamon rolls and increased it to make a giant pan and changed the filling and the icing.  It was a hit and satisfying without being overly sweet.  Plus using whole wheat flour gave them a little extra nutrition which made me feel less guilty that we all had more than one that day.  I hope that these can become a family tradition in your house like I know they will be in our house.

Quick Orange Rolls

Dough:

8 cups white all-purpose flour- I use half white, half wheat

6 Tbsp sugar

1 1/2 Tbsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

4 cups buttermilk

18 Tbsp butter, melted

Filling:

6 Tbsp butter, melted

6 Tbsp brown sugar

Lots of orange zest (I used the zest of five oranges)

Glaze:

4 cups powdered sugar

2 tsp orange zest

6- 10 Tbsp orange zest

Mix together all the dry dough ingredients.  Then add the buttermilk and butter.  My dough has always been very wet because I have always made this in high humidity areas.  Turn out and knead a few times and then I pat out the dough into a large rectangle.  If your dough is wet add another 1-2 cups of flour until it is soft but not overly sticky as you knead.  Since there is no yeast I pat it out to about 1/2" thick.  Definitely don't go too much thinner than that.

Pour the 6 Tbsp melted butter over the entire dough and use a pastry brush to get it around the edges.  Mix together the brown sugar and orange zest in a small bowl.  Sprinkle the mixture over the dough.  Roll up the dough from the long side.  

Slice into 18 rolls and place in a greased baking dish.  I used one that was bigger than 9x13 but I don't know the exact size.  You could always use a 9x13 and a 9x9.  Bake at 425 degrees F for about 20 minutes until golden brown around the edges.

Mix together glaze and pour over the rolls while they are still hot.