This is everyone's favorite around the holidays, so I thought I would try a "gluten free version" This makes 2 large pans of rolls, so if you want cut the recipe in half.
Stir until dissolved
3 Cups of Warm (not hot) water
3 Packages of Yeast
1 tsp sugar
-When yeast is bubbly
-add 3/4 cup of sugar plus 1 cup of orange juice
-add 2-3 tsp of salt
- 1 cup of grated carrot
- 1 cup of vegetable oil
-3 beaten eggs
-1 tsp grated orange rind
Slowly stir in 3 cups of all purpose gluten free flour mix (I use King Arthurs) Note: Try to find a mix that uses mostly brown rice flour and stay away from soy flours..the texture sometimes suffers!
Continue to add flour..about 5-6 cups total (sometimes more) and beat in bowl with a wooden spoon using a folding motion until it forms a soft elastic dough..about 5-10 minutes (This gluten free flour has a tendency to be too sticky to knead
Oil or butter a large bowl and let rise in a warm place until double..about 45 minutes..punch down and let it rise again until double.
Prepare filling
3 tsp of orange rind and 1 cup of raw sugar
Butter a large baking dish and form small balls of dough to create half "rolls" top the rolls with the sugar topping and then put another small ball of dough on top of the sugar..brush lightly with melted butter and let rise a third time until double
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes
Homemade Gluten Free Flour Mix
2 1/4 cup brown rice flour
1/4 cup potato starch flour
2/3 cup tapioca starch flour
3/4 cup sweet rice flour
1/3 cup corn flour
4 teaspoons guar gum
