Description
These Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls are soft, fluffy, and bursting with tangy cranberries and fresh citrus. Topped with a zesty orange glaze, they’re the perfect holiday brunch treat!
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 packet rapid rise (instant) yeast
- 4 cups flour
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons orange zest
- 2 cups cranberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 orange, zested and juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon clove
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1/2 tablespoon orange zest
Instructions
1. Combine all cranberry filling ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10–15 minutes until thickened.
2. Melt butter and warm milk, stir in yeast and let bloom.
3. In a mixer, combine 3 cups flour, sugar, salt. Add milk mixture, egg, and orange zest. Mix.
4. Switch to dough hook, add final cup of flour. Knead 5 minutes.
5. Mix orange filling: butter, sugar, orange zest.
6. Roll dough into rectangle. Spread orange filling, then cranberry filling, leaving room at edges.
7. Roll tightly into a log, pinch to seal. Slice into 1.5-inch rolls.
8. Place in greased 9×13 dish. Let rise 1 hour.
9. Bake at 350°F for 20–30 minutes until golden.
10. Mix glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over warm rolls.
11. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Overnight in the fridge: Place unbaked rolls in the fridge overnight. Let rise 2–3 hours at room temperature before baking.
Freezing: Freeze baked or unbaked. Thaw overnight in the fridge. Let unbaked rolls rise 3–4 hours before baking.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 22g
- Fat: 12g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g