Orange Bowknots

Submitted by Dienia B.

"Convent Cookery. Looks like something David Lee would like, wouldn't you boy. I didn't tie these in a knot and they still were nice. They have a light orange flavor--really good."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon yeast
• 1⁄4 cup warm water
• 1 cup scalded milk
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
• 1⁄4 cup orange juice

directions

1. Soften yeast in warm water.
2. Combine hot milk, shortening, sugar and salt; cool to lukewarm.
3. Add remaining ingredients. Makes a soft dough; cover and let rise 10 minutes.
4. Knead.
5. Place dough in a greased bowl; cover; let rise until doubled, about 2 hours.
6. Punch down; let rest 10 minutes.
7. Roll out in 18" x 10" rectangle, 1/2 inch thick.
8. Cut strips 10 inches long x 3/4 inch wide.
9. Roll strip and tie in knot.
10. Put on baking sheet.
11. Let rise until double.
12. Bake for 12 minutes in a 400°F oven.
13. You can ice with orange icing.

Reviews

[Jessica Costello]

Just did these today, I used the dough cycle on my bread machine (only way possible with a boy going through the "terrible twos") I iced them with orange icing and garninshed with more orange zest. these are very good! I don't know if using a bread machine may have altered the taste or texture any, but they were still yummy. I am certainly going to be making these again, maybe with choc or cream cheese icing also.