Bullocks Tea Room/ Orange Rolls

"The word "Bullocks" without an apostrophe was used only in the name of the Wilshire store, the most famous and popular of them all. Here you would find a line of people waiting for tables reaching from the tea room to the elevators. In 1983 customers would pay $100. for Easter baskets and order a half dozen. When they offered a Champagne and caviar tasting at $125.a head in '83 they packed the room. The Orange Roll recipe was developed at this store. Note: you may need a bit more flour than is called for in the recipe. Recipe and information from the Los Angeles Times."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
14
Yields:
20 rolls
Serves:
20
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ingredients

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directions

  • Place milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • Add butter, sugar and salt.
  • Set aside to cool to lukewarm.
  • dissolve yeast in warm water.
  • Add to cooled mixture.
  • Add half of the flour and mix well.
  • Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
  • turn out onto a floured board and let stand 10 minutes.
  • Knead, working in flour until dough no longer sticks to board and is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
  • Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
  • Turn dough out onto a floured board and knead lightly until surface is smooth.
  • Shape into rolls 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter.
  • Place close together in a 9" X 13" baking pan.
  • Cover with a kitchen towl and let rise until doubles.
  • Brush with egg-water mixture (or melted butter).
  • Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes, until browned.
  • Turn out onto a rack to cool.
  • For the Orange Sauce: zest the 4 oranges (or cut strips with a peeler), place peels in a saucepan and add enough water to cover, bring to a boil.
  • Blend the sugar with arrowroot.
  • Squeeze juice from oranges, add orange juice and reserved liquid from zest to the sugar mixture.
  • Add more water, if needed, to bring volume up to 3 cups.
  • Bring to boil and cook and stir until thickened and clear, about 5 minutes.
  • Serve a roll(s) with sauce on the side.

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I live in a wooded hillside area of Los Angeles where it feels like being out in the country. I grew up in Rhode Island, and came to LA after graduating from URI. I recently retired from my job as an environmental specialist. So now I have time to collect internet recipes. My hobbies & interests are aquatics, shell collecting, my cats, feeding stray cats, home improvement projects and cooking. I love to travel and, years ago, lived in Mexico for several months. My favorite cookbooks are the ones written by Diana Kennedy; they are all great; and I have them all, some signed by her when I was enrolled in her cooking classes. I have a lot of cookbooks; some of my other fave authors and their books are: Madhur Jaffrey (especially World Vegetarian, World of East Vegetarian Cooking and A Taste of the Far East), Faye Levy, Martha Rose Shulman (especially Mediterranean Light, Provencal Light and Mexican Light) and Paula Wolfert.
 
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