Sour Cream Orange Rolls

1 pkg. dry yeast (about 3 tsp)
1/2 cup warm water
1 3/4 cup sugar (divided)
2 eggs
1 cup melted butter
1 orange
1 cup sour cream (divided)
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt

Stir yeast into warm water. Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup sour cream, eggs, 6 Tblsp. melted butter, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat well. Gradually add enough flour to make a soft dough that can be kneaded. Knead until smooth and elastic.
Place dough in greased clean bowl, cover and allow to rise until double in bulk. Knead dough to remove excess air. Divide into 2 parts. Roll each portion into a rectangle, 1/ inch thick.
Spread with orange filling. Roll up and cut like cinnamon rolls. Place slices on well greased baking sheet, allow to rise 10 to 15 minutes. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Ice with glaze after baked.

Orange filling:
Cream together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cu butter, and grated zest of 1 orange. Spread over rolled out dough before rolling and cutting.

Orange glaze:
Combine 1/2 cup butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup sour cream and 2 tsp orange juice in sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil stirring constantly for 3 minutes. Pour glaze over rolls immediately after removing rolls from oven.

Scones

ingredients

2 C all-purpose flour
1 T baking powder
1 t salt
1/2 C unsalted butter, cold
2/3 C milk

instructions
Sift flour, backing powder and salt together. Cut butter into small pieces and rub into flour mixture until it's a sandy texture. Cut in milk with a knife until it forms a sticky dough. Either roll out the dough to 1/2" thick and cut with a scone or cookie cutter, or drop onto an ungreased cookie sheet to make 4 large or 6 small scones. Bake at 450F for 12 minutes. Serve hot or transfer immediately to a cooling rack; cool completely before storing in an airtight container for up to 1 day.

variations

• Brush the top of the unbaked scones with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
• Mix in fresh or dried herbs (oregano, basil, thyme...), grated cheddar cheese (or other hard cheese), and paprika (to taste) before you add the milk to make savoury scones.
• Mix in chopped apples and cinnamon before you add the milk.

notes

I love my scones fresh from the oven with butter and jam. If I'm eating them at room temperature, I prefer them with whipped cream and fresh strawberries.