Bridal Shower and Orange Rolls

My daughter was throwing a bridal shower for a friend and wanted to buy orange rolls from a local bakery that is a favorite of ours. She didn't feel like she could afford to pay for them as well as the other food items that they had planned for the shower. I suggested that she make them the night before and saw it as an opportunity to teach her how to make them. It was a fun evening and they turned out very well.

While mixing the dough she said she thought it would be easier to just mix it with her hands and so she did.

Just after we cleaned up the kitchen to get ready for the shower we decided that we would make the orange rolls and we got flour everywhere! But it was fun doing it together.

The end product was very tasty!

It was fun to see her tell her guests that she made the rolls herself.

Orange Rolls

4 c. scalded milk
1 ½ c. sugar
2 t. salt
8 eggs, beaten
2 c. mashed potatoes
1 ½ c. shortening
½ c. warm water
2 pkg. yeast
6 c. whole wheat flour (or enough white flour to make a soft dough. approx. 9-10 c.)

Raise twice. Roll out. Sprinkle with butter, sugar, orange peel and orange juice. Bake at 375 until golden brown. Frost with an orange juice glaze.