Honey-orange pecan sourdough rolls

15 slices

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Starter
1 pack Yeast
¼ cup Warm water
½ cup Milk
½ cup Butter
½ cup Brown sugar
1 tablespoon Orange peel; grated
¼ cup Honey
¼ cup Butter; melted
¼ cup Honey
½ teaspoon Salt
3¼ cup Flour; approx.
½ cup Flour
½ cup Pecans
1 teaspoon Orange extract

Directions

FILLING

Soften yeast in water; stir in milk, batter, butter, honey, and salt.

Gradually mix in 3 c of the flour; dough will be sticky. Turn dough into a greased bowl, turn over to grease top; cover, and let rise in a warm place until double in bulk, about 1½ hours.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead until smooth, about 5 min.; add flour if necessary to prevent dough from sticking.

Roll dough out into a 12x15 inch rectangle; spread orange-nut filling evenly over dough. Starting with the long side, roll up jelly-roll fashion. Cut across roll into 15 slices about 1 inch each and arrange, cut-side-up in a well greased 9 by 13 inch baking pan.

Cover and let rise until almost double, about 45 minutes.

Bake in a 350^ oven for 35 minutes or until browned on top. Transfer rolls to a serving board; quickly scrape out any syrup in pan and spread it over rolls. Serve them warm or reheated in a 350^ oven, lightly covered with foil, for about 20 minutes. Makes 15 rolls.

Source: Sourdough Jack's Cookery by "Sourdough" Jack Mabee.

Note: I would like to try this with cinnamon instead of the orange flavoring.

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