Orange Cardamom Breakfast Rolls

Ingredients

01) 1 large orange
02) 1/3 cup honey
03) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
04) 2 cups bread flour
05) 1 cup whole wheat flour
06) 1 teaspoon salt
07) 2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
08) 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
09) 3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
10) 1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Directions

Step 1

Zest the orange; set zest aside. Peal and seed orange; cut orange fruit into chunks. Combine zest and fruit in a blender and puree. Pour orange pulp into bread machine pan. Add honey, oil, white flour, wheat flour, salt, and yeast to the orange pulp. Select dough setting, and start the bread machine. Adjust consistency with orange juice or flour as needed to achieve a soft pliable dough. When dough cycle is complete divide dough into 2 or 3 pieces. Roll out to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Sprinkle with brown sugar, cardamom, and dried cranberries. Roll up dough with goodies inside, and slice 1 to 2 inches thick.

Step 2

Place rolls in a baking pan coated with non-stick spray. Allow enough room between the rolls so that they rise properly. Let rise in a warm spot for approximately 1 hour. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from pan, and place on wire rack. Serve warm !!

Note: Bread yeast

When yeast is used for making bread, it is mixed with flour, salt, and warm water or milk. The dough is kneaded until it is smooth, and then left to rise, sometimes until it has doubled in size. Some bread doughs are knocked back after one rising and left to rise again. A longer rising time gives a better flavour, but the yeast can fail to raise the bread in the final stages if it is left for too long initially.

The dough is then shaped into loaves, left to rise until it is the correct size, and then baked. Bread machine recipes usually call for dried yeast; however, a (wet) sourdough starter can also work.