Cranberry Orange Rolls Recipe

Mix warm milk sugar and yeast together in a small bowl until dissolved. Set aside and allow yeast to proof until foamy.

Whisk eggs and cooled melted butter together in a bowl and set aside.

Whisk 2 cups all-purpose flour whole wheat flour sugar and salt together in a large bowl. Pour yeast mixture into flour mixture and stir gently to combine. Mix in egg mixture and continue to stir until a sticky dough forms.

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead in remaining 1/2 cup all-purpose flour a little at a time until dough is no longer sticky. Continue kneading until dough is smooth and elastic 8 to 10 minutes using additional flour if necessary. Place dough into a greased bowl and turn to coat. Cover and place in a warm draft-free area. Allow dough to rise until doubled in size 1 to 2 hours.

Meanwhile combine cranberries brown sugar orange juice orange zest cornstarch vanilla extract cinnamon cloves nutmeg and salt in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture begins to bubble and thicken slightly about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow filling to cool to room temperature.

Line a 9x13-inch baking pan and a 6-inch cake pan with parchment paper and lightly grease both pans.

Turn risen dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out into a rectangle approximately 21x14 inches. Place cranberry filling on the dough leaving a 1/2-inch border on all sides. Roll dough up starting at a long side. Pinch ends to seal dough and lay seam-side down on a cutting board. Use a very sharp or serrated knife to cut into 15 rolls each about 1 1/4-inch thick. Place rolls cut-side up in the prepared pans 12 in the baking pan and 3 in the cake pan.

Loosely cover pans and allow rolls to rise until doubled in size 30 to 45 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bake in the preheated oven until buns are golden brown on top 22 to 27 minutes. Allow to cool in the pans for several minutes before transferring to a serving plate.