Orange Rolls

I belive this is the #1 most important food at thanksgiving dinner.  Lots of work, but oh, so worth it.  Here is mom's (Actually grandma Oral's) recipe WITH all of the corrections (that she doesn't have written down on HER actual recipe card, it is all just in her head).   Orange Rolls

 INGREDIENTS

• 1 can evaporated milk and ½ cup milk (or just 2 cups milk)  

  • **Milk that is not canned must be scalded first.

• 5 T Vegetable oil

• 5 T sugar

• 2 t Salt

• 1 T gluten

• 2 T yeast dissolved in ½  cup lukewarm water

• 2 well beaten eggs

• 6-7 cups flour

 INSTRUCTIONS

Add ingredients in order listed above to electric mixer (like a Bosch)

Beat/knead very well.  Mix for 3-5 minutes with only half of the flour. Add enough flour to make soft slightly sticky dough (stop adding flour way before dough leaves the sides of the bowl)

 Cover with damp towel and let raise 2 hours.   Roll out (I usually do half at a time) to about ½ inch thick and top with:

• ¾ cup sugar

• ½ cup melted butter

• zest from 1 orange

Roll up and cut into rolls using floss.  Cook in muffin tins  .   Bake at 400 for 10 minutes. 

PS.  Don't triple the batch to make them for neighbors and then forget to add salt.  Salt is very important.