Favorite Pillsbury Recipe

These wonderful rolls are one of our family favorites.  I only make them for special occasions. They are worth the time and effort just to see the smiles on their faces! Delicious!!! We call them Orange Rolls, but they are officially called "Ring-a-lings". Perfect for a special breakfast or brunch.
 Bake off winner in 1955. Maybe you remember seeing them on the cover of one of the Bake off books back in 1979!

Ring-a-lings (rolls)
INGREDIENTS:

Dough

4 to 4 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons grated orange peel

2 pkg. active dry yeast

1 cup milk

1/3 cup margarine or butter

2 eggs

Filling

1 cup powdered sugar

1/3 cup margarine or butter, softened

1 cup filberts, pecans or walnuts, ground

Glaze

3 tablespoons sugar

1/4 cup orange juice

DIRECTIONS:

Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In large bowl, combine 2 cups of the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, orange peel and yeast; mix well.

• In small saucepan, heat milk and 1/3 cup margarine until very warm (120 to 130°F.). Add warm liquid and eggs to flour mixture; blend at low speed until moistened. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. By hand, stir in remaining 2 to 2 1/2 cups flour to form a stiff dough.
• Place dough in greased bowl; cover loosely with plastic wrap and cloth towel. Let rise in warm place (80 to 85°F.) until light and doubled in size, 35 to 50 minutes.
• In small bowl, blend powdered sugar and 1/3 cup margarine until smooth. Stir in nuts; set aside.
•  In second small bowl, blend glaze ingredients; cover and set aside.
• Grease 2 large cookie sheets.( I use parchment paper) Stir down dough to remove all air bubbles. On floured surface, roll dough to 22x12-inch rectangle. Spread filling mixture lengthwise over half of dough. Fold dough over filling.
• Cut crosswise into 1-inch strips; twist each strip 4 to 5 times. To shape rolls, hold folded end of strip down on greased cookie sheet to form center; coil strip around center. Tuck loose end under. Repeat with remaining twisted strips. Cover; let rise in warm place until light and doubled in size, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Uncover dough. Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Brush tops of rolls with glaze. Bake an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets; cool on wire racks. Serve warm.

• Prep Time: 40 Min

  Total Time: 2 Hr 25 Min

  Makes: 22 rolls ENJOY!!