Grandma's Orange Rolls

Ingredients

• 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 ¼ teaspoons instant yeast (dry, equal to one packet)
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 cup warm water
• 3 eggs (beaten)
• ½ cup butter (softened)
• ⅓ cup butter (melted)
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons orange zest
• 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
• 4 Tablespoons cream cheese (softened)
• 1 cup powdered sugar (up to 1 ½ cups)
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• 1 Tablespoon orange juice
• 1 Tablespoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch Kosher salt

Steps

1. 1

   Mix dry ingredients. Combine 4 cups of the flour, all of the sugar, salt and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large mixing bowl if mixing by hand.

2. 2

   Add butter. Add in the softened butter and mix with the hook of the stand mixer or by hand until it is broken up into small pieces.

3. 3

   Add wet ingredients. Beat the eggs together in a small bowl and add to the roll mixture, stir to combine. Add in the warm water. You want your water to be about 110 degrees F. Mix the water into the dough and continue mixing until a sticky dough is formed.

4. 4

   Knead dough. If you need to add the rest of the flour, do that at this point. You want the dough to pull away from the sides of the mixing bowl and not be too sticky to handle. Continue to mix or  knead for about 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Rest dough. Remove the dough from the bowl to a clean, floured surface. Cover with a towel and allow to rest for 10 minutes.

6. 6

   Divide dough. After 10 minutes, divide the dough into two pieces. Beginning with one piece, roll the dough out into a rectangle about ½ inch thick.

7. 7

   Make and add filling. Combine the ingredients for the filling and spread all over the rolled out rectangle. Roll up the dough from one long side, tightly rolling the dough to the other end. Slice the rolled up dough first in half, then slice the two halves in half again, working in halves until all the rolls are sliced.

8. 8

   Preheat the grill. Set up your favorite grill for two-zone grilling, with an overall temperature of around 500 degrees F.

9. 9

   Rise dough. Place the sliced rolls, cut side down into greased muffin tins or a baking sheet. Cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray to prevent sticking and let rise for 30-45 minutes.

10. 10

    Bake rolls. Place your filled rolls on the hot grill (or in your preheated oven), close the lid, and bake for 12- 15 minutes, until golden brown.

11. 11

    Make the frosting. Whip together the butter and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Slowly add in the powdered sugar (starting with just 1 cup) and then the rest of the ingredients. If needed, add additional powdered sugar or milk until the frosting reaches your desired consistency.

12. 12

    Frost, zest, and serve. Spread over warm orange rolls with more fresh orange zest, serve, and enjoy.