Recipe

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• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp yeast
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, plus more for greasing bowl and pan
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup skim milk , plus more as needed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp minced orange zest
• raisins (optional)
• chopped nuts (optional)

• 1 Combine flour, yeast, salt and sugar in container of food processor fitted with steel blade and process 5 seconds.
• 2 Add 2 tablespoons butter and egg, and pulse a few times, until well combined.
• 3 With machine running, drizzle most of milk through feed tube.
• 4 Process just until a dough ball forms.
• 5 If necessary, add more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time.
• 6 Knead by hand on a lightly floured surface a minute or two longer, adding more flour or milk as necessary, until dough is smooth and elastic.
• 7 Butter a bowl and place dough in it, turning to coat.
• 8 Cover and let rise in warm, draft-free area, about 2 hours.
• 9 Roll out dough into a 1/2-inch thick rectangle.
• 10 Brush liberally with melted butter, then spread with a mixture of sugar, cinnamon and orange zest.
• 11 If desired, add raisins or chopped nuts.
• 12 Roll up jelly-roll style, then cut into 1- 1 1/2-inch thick slices.
• 13 Place rolls in a buttered round pan.
• 14 Place one or two rolls in middle, and work the others out around it, so that all are touching.
• 15 Cover and let rise until puffy, about 1 hour.
• 16 While rolls are rising, boil together 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup orange juice until thickened.
• 17 Just before baking, brush slices lightly with butter, then liberally with this mixture.
• 18 Bake in a preheated 400-degreee oven until nicely browned, 20- 30 minutes.