It doesn’t get more fun than these cute snowmen that are a great way to celebrate winter! Rolls are lightly flavored with orange, then stacked into snowmen that get a creamy, orange glaze. A few decorations make these Orange Snowman Rolls a fun, and delicious, activity the whole family will love.
Prep Time 40 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Calories
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
Dough:
4 1/2 - 5cupsall-purpose flour
1/2cupsugar
2envelopes Fleischmann’s® RapidRise™ Yeast
1teaspoonsalt
3/4cupmilk
1/2cupwater
1/2cupbuttercut into 1-inch pieces
2eggs
1tablespoonfreshly grated orange zest
Glaze:
3cupspowdered sugar
3tablespoonsorange juice
3-4tablespoonsmilk
Decorations:
Various decorationssuch as pretzel sticks, chocolate chips, chocolate cookies, candy worms, etc.
Instructions
Combine the flour, sugar, yeast and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Combine the milk, water and butter and heat until very warm (120º - 130ºF). Add the liquids to the flour mixture. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl occasionally. Add the eggs, orange zest and one more cup of flour. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Continue to add flour, a few tablespoons at a time, until you have a stiff dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and divide into 12 equally sized pieces. Divide each piece into 1 small, 1 medium and 1 large piece and roll into balls. Place the balls on a baking sheet lined with a silpat, parchment, or sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Try to set the balls 2 inches apart. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and set in a warm place to rise until doubled in size, 35-45 minutes.
Heat the oven to 375ºF. Bake the dough for about 15 minutes, until golden brown, rotating the pans halfway through. Remove and allow the rolls to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine the powdered sugar, orange juice and 3 tablespoons of the milk. Mix until smooth. Add more milk, if necessary, for a drizzling consistency.
To make the snowmen, using a skewer or toothpicks, stack 3 of the balls, the largest on the bottom, medium in the middle and the smallest on the top. **If serving these to kids, make sure you remove the toothpicks or skewers before serving to young children.** Place on a piece of parchment paper and drizzle with the glaze. If necessary, use a small offset spatula to evenly coat the snowmen. While the glaze is still wet, decorate the snowmen with candy. Let the snowmen sit until set.