These bakery style Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls will make a mouthwatering addition to your special occasion sweet treats menu.

Easy Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls Recipe

These sweet rolls are one of those handheld goodies that make the perfect companion to a cup of hot tea or coffee. While this flavor combination is often associated with the holidays, canned cranberry sauce is available year-round in most grocery stores. Due to this, these sweet rolls could adorn your sweets menu on a whim any time of year. How to make simple Cranberry Orange Rolls Recipe:

Cranberry Sauce – Whole berry cranberry sauce works best.
Dried Cranberries – These add texture to the cranberry filling.
Orange Juice – Fresh orange juice and orange zest gives the best flavor.
All Purpose Flour – Not self rising flour, bread flour or wheat flour.
Yeast – Rapid Rise Yeast takes less time to activate in the dough. You can use classic long acting yeast but you’ll need more rise time for it to take effect.

How to Make the Best Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls Recipe

Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls: All purpose flour, rapid rise yeast, butter, granulated sugar, salt, whole milk (warm), orange juice, large egg, whole berry cranberry sauce, dried cranberries, plus powdered sugar, heavy cream, additional orange juice and orange zest for the glaze.
Kitchen gadgets you’ll need: A stand mixer or a hand mixer fitted with a dough hook, medium bowl, large bowl, whisk, measuring cups and spoons, small saucepan, thermometer, citrus juicer and zester, sharp knife, 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
The dough for these sweet rolls is made very much like classic cinnamon roll dough. While classic cinnamon rolls require you to “bloom” the yeast, the yeast is mixed into the dry ingredients for this recipe.
If you don’t have a mixer that uses a dough hook, you can certainly knead this dough by hand on a lightly floured non-stick surface, instead. The amount of time would be similar kneading by hand until the dough is smooth and elastic.
It’s important to use a thermometer when heating the liquid. This allows you to monitor the temperature so it doesn’t become too hot or it could possibly kill the yeast.
Whole berry cranberry sauce is usually located in the canned fruit section of most grocery stores. It can usually be found year-round along with canned pumpkin.
To add another layer of texture, you can sprinkle the cranberry sauce filling with 1/2 cup dried cranberries or craisins. This is optional, but it does add a nice chewy texture similar to raisins.
Do you like lots of gooey glaze? No problem! The glaze can be easily doubled to suit your taste.
Store glazed Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls chilled in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can enjoy them cold or gently reheat in the microwave.

More Cranberry Recipes to Make

Whether you’re preference is fresh or dried cranberries, there are so many ways to enjoy them. A few other recipes you may like to add to the menu.

Cranberry Orange Yogurt Bread is a cake-like quick bread that’s easy to make.
Sweet and fluffy Cranberry Fluff is a dreamy side dish or dessert to add to your holiday menu.
Cranberry Apple Rice Pilaf is a tasty side dish to go with turkey, pork or chicken.
Homemade Cranberry Muffins.
Poppy Seed Cheddar Turkey Sliders are a fun way to use leftovers or serve with deli turkey as a snack or appetizer.
Christmas Cranberry Cake for holiday brunch or dessert.
Cranberry Pretzel Salad is a seasonal spin on strawberry pretzel salad.
See how to make Sugared Cranberries from My Recipes.

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