Sesame Swirls with Orange Glaze and Pecan Swirls with Orange Glaze.
Combine flour, milk, butter, yeast, sugar, and salt in mixing bowl.
Using electric mixer, mix until ingredients form a smooth dough.
Place dough in warm place, such as in the oven with the Proof setting, until it doubles.
Roughly grind pecans if not already ground.
In mixing bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.
In separate bowl, whisk egg.
Mix whisked egg into sugar cinnamon combination.
Split sugar, cinnamon, and egg mixture in half. Combine one half with the pecans and the other with the sesame seeds.
In bowl, mix powdered sugar, water, and orange juice into frosting.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Now that the dough has doubled, knead dough for 5 minutes and roll it out into a rectangle.
Thinly spread filling onto each half of dough, leaving an inch or so empty.
Roll up lengthwise and seal with empty side of dough.
Cut large roll into 24 smaller rolls.
Place rolls on baking tray.
Bake rolls at 350°F for 20 minutes until golden brown.
Brush warm rolls with glaze and top with extra nuts or sesame to taste.
Made with my friend Nadine adapting her recipe for rolls. Check out her post on our schnecken baking here.