Place 2 cups of hot water, 1/3 cup of sugar, and 1 Tablespoon of yeast, along with one stick of nearly melted butter in a mixing bowl. Let sit for a bit and then add 2 eggs, 1 tsp baking powder and 3 cups of bread flour. Mix together and then add 1 1/2 tsp salt and 2-3 cups of all purpose flour, mix and add more flour as needed to form a soft dough. Let knead in machine for 4 minutes. Cover top of dough with shortening or butter then cover with a towel or saran wrap and let raise until double in bulk, punch down, and let raise a second time.
Divide dough into two balls and roll into a circle and cut into triangles.
Roll up and put on buttered cookie sheet and let raise for 20-30 minutes.
Cook at 350 for 15-18 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter.
Orange Rolls
Follow recipe for rolls above to the part where you roll out the rolls in the circle.
Melt 3 Tbls of butter and then put the zest of one orange in with the butter and stir. Spread this on the circle.
Then Sprinkle with a mix of Cinnamon and Sugar.
Cut in triangles, and put on butter cookie sheet.
Let raise around 20-30 minutes and then bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes or golden brown.
Cool Slightly and then frost with Orange Glaze.
Orange Glaze:
This is something I just usually throw in the stuff with out measuring, so feel free to do that, these are approx. measurements.
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 tsp milk
2 tbls melted butter
1/4 tsp orange zest
juice from one orange
Mix all in a bowl and add the orange juice to make a spreadable frosting. (I like mine just a little runny)
