Orange Bowknots

Orange Bowknots

2 pkg dry yeast

2 ½ cups warm water

2/3 cup sugar

1 Tbsp salt

2 eggs beaten

½ cup orange juice

3 T grated orange peel

2 cubes melted margarine, cool

¼ cup powdered milk

10-12 cups flour.

Sprinkle yeast over warm water, sprinkle 1/3 cup sugar over top and allow to bubble.  When bubbling add 1/3 cup sugar and 1 T salt.  Add melted margarine powdered mile and 6 cups flour.  Mix to form gluten.  Add orange juice, grated orange peel, eggs and enough flour to pull away from bowl.  Knead until dough blisters.  Let rise until double. Divide dough in 3rds or 4ths.  Roll each piece in rectangle 5”wide.  Slice ¾” wide down length of dough.  Dip each strip in melted margarine, tie into half granny knot and place on pan.  Let rise until double about 50 min.  Bake at 400 degrees 12-15 min.  Cool on rack and glaze with:

Orange Glaze:               1 T grated orange peel

                                    4 tbs orange juice

                                    2 cups powdered sugar

Makes 48, they are so good you can’t eat just one. !!!

Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book
Every special holiday - Christmas, Easter, or Thanksgiving, I look forward to Grandma Call's delicious Orange bowknots.  These rolls are an excuse to eat dessert with our dinner.  Grandma makes dozens of these rolls and we eat as many as we can.  I've always wanted the recipe to make them for myself, but for the sake of eating healthfully, I will have to keep up the tradition of making them for special occasions.  Thanks Grandma for sharing your delicious recipe with us!