The Best Christmas breakfast roll! They are super soft, the filling is a sweet-tart jammy goodness, and the orange cream cheese frosting is worth getting up for!!
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Resting Time1 hourhr
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: breakfast, cranberry, orange, rolls
Servings: 12
Author: Damaris
Ingredients
Dough Ingredients
1tbspactive dry yeast
1/4cupwarm water
1cupwhole milk
2tbsp unsalted butter
1/4cup granulated sugar
1largeegg, beaten
1tspsalt
3 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
Cranberry Filling
4cupsfresh cranberries
2cupssugar
1cuporange juice
1cupwater
1cinnamon stick
1/2cuppecans, chopped
Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
18 oz. pkg.cream cheese,softened
2cups10x sugar
1orange, zested
2-3tbsporange juice
Instructions
Cranberry Filling
In a 5 qt. cast iron pot add all ingredients for the cranberry filling except for the pecans.
Allow to come to a simmer on medium/low heat. Simmer until alot of the liquid has reduced and coats the back of a spoon.
Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. This should have a jam-like consistency when cool. Remove cinnamon stick.
Roll Dough
In the bowl of a heavy duty mixer pour in the yeast and warm water. Make sure the water is not hot.
While yeast is dissolving warm the milk and melt butter together. I measure the milk into a glass measuring cup, add the butter and microwave for a minute or so. Stir the milk until butter melts.
Add the sugar, egg, and salt to the milk mixture.
Pour into the yeast.
Add the flour and stir until everything is combined using the dough hook.
Once the dough comes together increase mixer speed. Add a teaspoon or two of flour if the dough sticks to the sides of the bowl too much. Allow to knead for at least 5 minutes.
The dough should leave the sides of the bowl and be completely on the hook.
Remove dough from the dough hook and move to a large oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and put in a warm place. Let it rest for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Punch down and on lightly floured wax or parchment paper roll out into a large rectangle shape.
Spread the cranberry filling over the rectangle of dough as evenly as possible. Sprinkle with the pecans.
Roll the rectangle as tightly as possible. Cut the roll into even widths. Lay into a buttered baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise until doubled in size.
Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Cream all ingredients together until smooth. Add orange juice as needed until the frosting is a good spreading consistency. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. When rolls are doubled in size bake for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned.