Cranberry Orange Cinnamon Rolls are a new favorite at our house. These two flavors combined together bring a seasonal twist to the traditional cinnamon roll. The perfect blend of tart and sweet come together to make these rolls perfect for Christmas breakfast or brunch.

Cranberries offer a range of health benefits. They are considered to be a superfood due to their high nutrient and antioxidant. Cranberries are native to North America and are grown on over 58,000 acres of farmland on the Western Hemisphere.

Cranberries freeze very well. I buy a number of bags to freeze so I can enjoy cranberries over the next year until the next harvest comes in again.

The sourdough can be made a few days in advance and fermented in the fridge. I vary the fermenting time by using room temperature and fridge ferment. 1 hour room temperature ferment is equal to 10 hours fridge ferment.

Cranberry Orange Sourdough Rolls, THM XO, Sugar-free

• 2 cups active sourdough starter
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon THM Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 tablespoon dough enhancer or 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten
• 4 1/2 cups White Whole Wheat Flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon Instant yeast—this helps them taste like the “normal” ones and assist in the rise when baking
• sprouted flour for rolling out dough
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• Cranberry Mixture:
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped cranberries
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 3 tablespoons THM Gentle Sweet
• Icing:
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup Gentle Sweet
• 2 tiny spoons THM Stevia
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
• Mix starter, water, eggs, butter, and honey together in mixer bowl. Add  dough enhancer or vital wheat gluten, vanilla, and orange extract. Mix well. Add 4 cups White Whole Wheat Flour. Mix. Add remaining flour in 1/4 cup increments mixing until you have a soft dough. You want a slack dough–which is softer and stickier than bread dough. You will not be able to knead this by hand. Let rest 20 minutes. Add salt and yeast. Mix for 6 minutes. Place in a greased bowl and cover with a lid. Let rise 6 hours and then refrigerate overnight**. Remove from fridge. Dust a surface with sprouted wheat flour. Press dough into a large rectangle with floured hands. Brush dough with butter. COmbine cranberries, orange zest, and Gentle Sweet together. Spread over dough. Roll into a long jelly roll. Cut the rolls using a piece of heavy sewing thread or dental floss—slide the thread under the roll and pull the ends across each other.  Place in well greased baking pans or pans lined with parchment paper, cover and allow rise until doubled and very puffy. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 16-18 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool completely. In a mixer bowl combine softened butter, cream cheese, Gentle Sweet, and Stevia. Whip until smooth. Add cream. Whip until fluffy. Frost rolls. Store in the refrigerator, These do freeze very well. 24 large rolls.

The cranberry/orange zest is spread over the rolled out dough. The dough is then rolled up. I cut the cinnamon rolls using dental floss or heavy thread.

These rolls are just about ready to be baked. Don’t they look delicious!

I like to refrigerate the dough overnight as it makes it much easier to handle. If the dough is cold you can press it out on your counter without using any extra flour. That will keep the cinnamon rolls more moist as adding more flour will make them drier. If you prefer you can make them the same day you mix them. Just be sure to allow them to ferment at room temperature for seven hours to be THM approved.

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Cranberry Orange Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls THM XO, Sugar-free

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 24

Author Glenda Groff

Ingredients

• 2 cups active sourdough starter
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon THM Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 tablespoon dough enhancer or 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten
• 4 1/2 cups White Whole Wheat Flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon Instant yeast—this helps them taste like the “normal” ones and assist in the rise when baking
• sprouted flour for rolling out dough
• 3 tablespoons butter melted
• Cranberry Mixture:
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped cranberries
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 3 tablespoons THM Gentle Sweet
• Icing:
• 4 tablespoons butter softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup Gentle Sweet
• 2 tiny spoons THM Stevia
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract

Instructions

1. Mix starter, water, eggs, butter, and honey together in mixer bowl. Add dough enhancer or vital wheat gluten, vanilla, and orange extract. Mix well. Add 4 cups White Whole Wheat Flour. Mix. Add remaining flour in 1/4 cup increments mixing until you have a soft dough. You want a slack dough–which is softer and stickier than bread dough. You will not be able to knead this by hand. Let rest 20 minutes. Add salt and yeast. Mix for 6 minutes. Place in a greased bowl and cover with a lid. Let rise 6 hours and then refrigerate overnight**. Remove from fridge. Dust a surface with sprouted wheat flour. Press dough into a large rectangle with floured hands. Brush dough with butter. COmbine cranberries, orange zest, and Gentle Sweet together. Spread over dough. Roll into a long jelly roll. Cut the rolls using a piece of heavy sewing thread or dental floss—slide the thread under the roll and pull the ends across each other. Place in well greased baking pans or pans lined with parchment paper, cover and allow rise until doubled and very puffy. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 16-18 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool completely. In a mixer bowl combine softened butter, cream cheese, Gentle Sweet, and Stevia. Whip until smooth. Add cream. Whip until fluffy. Frost rolls. Store in the refrigerator, These do freeze very well. 24 large rolls.

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