Who doesn’t love a good yeast roll? I know I do. Bread is literally one of my favorite things. Lately, yeast rolls have been on my mind, so here I go!
If you were to google yeast rolls or search for them on Pinterest, you are more likely to find that there are many variations to choose from. Each recipe that I came across offered something different. Like the techniques that they used and the flavors that they chose. I gather a lot of information and construct a recipe by putting my own spin on it. There are those who know that when you’re testing recipes, it can come with lots of trials and errors. But that inevitably will lead to the one you want.
Colchónes de naranja are basically orange yeast rolls. A Panadero (Mexican baker) likely named it a colchón because it resembles a mattress. It’s light and fluffy and springs up when you press down on it.
This recipe makes 40 mini Colchónes. They are generously dusted with a combination of milk powder and powdered sugar. They are easy to pull apart and small enough to eat in a couple of bites. The bread itself has the right amount of orange flavor that balances well with the dusted toppings. It is just the right amount of sweet. Goes great with a good cup of coffee!
Colchónes de Naranja/ Orange Yeast Rolls
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer
- 1 9×13 pan
- 1 pastry cutter
- 1 food thermometer
- 1 kitchen scale
- 1 pastry brush
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Whole or Reduced Fat Milk 140℉
- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar 130g
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter Melted, cooled down
- 1/2 Cup Water 110℉
- 4 tsp Active Dry Yeast 15g
- 2 Eggs room temperature
- 4 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour about 615g
- 2 tsp Orange Zest zest from 2 oranges
- 1 TBS Orange Extract
Egg wash
- 1 egg
- splash of water
Topping
- 1/2 Cup Powdered Milk
- 1/2 Cup Confectioners Sugar
Instructions
- Heat milk in microwave until it reaches 140℉, about 1 minute. Stir in sugar, salt and butter, whisk to incorporate. Set aside.
- Heat water in microwave until it reaches 110℉, about 20-30 seconds. Add active dry yeast and stir until it dissolves. Pour the yeast mixture into the milk mixture, whisk. Add egg and whisk just enough to incorporate ingredients.
- Pour mixture into a mixer bowl. Using dough hook attachment, turn speed on to lowest setting. Add 1 Cup of flour, zest and extract. Add the remaining flour in increments. Use spatula to push down the flour that may have stuck to sides of bowl. Once all of the dough comes together, turn the speed up to the next low setting and knead dough 6-8 minutes. The dough should be soft and a little firm.
- Place dough on a lightly floured work surface and shape dough into a ball. Lightly coat dough with butter or oil, place dough in lightly oiled/butter bowl. Cover bowl with plastic and kitchen town and let rest in a warm place for 1 hour. *I let my oven preheat for about a minute, turned it off and let dough rest in the warm oven.
- The dough should be doubled in size.Push air out of dough by pushing down on it with your fist. Form into a ball.Using pastry cutter, cut the dough into four pieces and roll each piece into 12 inch logs. Cut 10 pieces from each log. Roll each piece into a ball, about an inch in diameter. Place the dough balls in a lightly buttered/oiled 9×13 inch pan. You should have 40.Loosely cover with a kitchen towel and rest in warm place for 1 hour.
- Move the oven rack to the middle of oven. Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Make your egg wash and brush all of the rolls. *I didn't use all of the egg wash. I just used enough to generously coat all of the bread.
- Bake rolls for 20 minutes. Let rolls rest for 5 minutes, then dust powdered sugar on top. *How much you add is entirely up to you. Let the rolls cool down for a few minutes before eating. Store the rest in an airtight container.
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