Citrus Buns

You know I can't leave a recipe alone! I liked the orange roll recipe but I wanted to ramp up the amount of citrus in it. Here's what I came up with:

1 cup warm water

3/4 cup sugar

2 Tbsp yeast

In blender:

1 peeled orange (zest saved for filling)

1 3/4 cups cooked potatoes

1 1/4 cups potato water

6 eggs

Dump blender mix into mixing bowl and add:

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sour cream

1 tsp salt

12+ cups flour

Mix till dough is no longer sticky. Let rise for one hour in a warm, damp place.

Roll out 1/4 of the dough at a time, top with melted butter and filling mixture.

Filling:

3 cups sweetened coconut

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 Tbsp orange zest

Zest of 1/2 lemon (the rest goes into the glaze)

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Let rise for one more hour. Bake at 350 for 18 minutes. Top with glaze after baking.

Glaze:

2 cups sugar

1 cup sour cream

3/4 cup butter

1 Tbsp orange zest

Zest of 1/2 lemon

Juice of 1/2 lemon

If you end up with more buns than glaze, make cream cheese frosting:

1 block cream cheese

1/2 cup butter, softened

Zest of one orange

3 cups icing sugar

1/4 cup sour cream

I'm tired just writing it out!

Orange Rolls

A few years ago, I'm not sure exactly how it came about, but I received this recipe in a sort of full-circle moment. I understand this was my Mom's recipe, she had shared it with her friend from church, the friend became our neighbour after my Mom was hospitalized, and after I was grown and married, I was given the recipe. It was 20+ years after my Mom had given it to her friend. Thanks Henrietta Giesbrecht for this recipe. It is very special to me!

This is a huge recipe! I'll write it as it came to me, and I'll make a new post with all of the changes I made because it became an entirely new recipe.

4 cups water

1 cup margarine

1 cup sour cream

6 eggs

1 tsp salt

3/4 cup sugar

2 cups flour (plus 12-14 more cups)

2 Tbsp yeast

Let rise 1 hour.

Roll out, brush with butter, spread on mixture:

1 3/4 cup coconut

1 3/4 cup sugar

1 3/4 Tbsp orange rind

Roll up like cinnamon rolls and cut.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Glaze:

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup sour cream

3/4 cup margarine

1 Tbsp orange rind

Boil for a few minutes.

Put the glaze on after baking.

Notes:

Makes about 5-6 dozen buns.

Yogurt can be used in place of sour cream.