Orange Marmalade Breakfast Crescents
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Finalist in the National Festival of Breads. Pam said, "Make these and think of me."
Ingredients
  • DOUGH:
  • 1 cup fresh orange juice (110 degrees F to 115 degrees F)
  • 1 (1/4 ounce) package Red Star Active Dry Yeast
  • ⅓ cup corn oil
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3-1/4 to 3-1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour, divided
  • ¾ cup orange marmalade, for filling
  • GLAZE:
  • 1 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 2-3 Tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • GARNISH:
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh grated orange zest
Instructions
  1. Using a microplane zester, grate just the outer layer of orange for the garnish. Extract juice from 3-4 oranges and reserve for the dough and glaze.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together warm orange juice, yeast, oil, sugar, egg, and salt. Wait 5-10 minutes for mixture to foam (proof). Stir in 3 cups of flour to make a soft dough.
  3. Turn dough onto a floured surface, adding more flour as needed. Knead until smooth and elastic, 8-10 minutes.
  4. Transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl, turning once to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Lightly grease or line with parchment a 12-by-18-inch baking sheet.
  5. Gently deflate the dough, and transfer to a lightly floured surface. Roll dough into a 20" circle. Cut circle into 12 equal wedges.
  6. Spread 1 Tablespoon orange marmalade on each wedge. To shape, begin at wide end of wedge and roll toward point. Pinch point to roll to secure. Place, point down, 1" apart on prepared baking sheet; curve ends into a crescent. Cover; let rise for 30 minutes until nearly doubled. Near the end of the rise, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  7. Bake for 10-13 minutes, until light golden brown or the internal temperature in about 190 degrees F. Transfer to rack to cool. Combine glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over the crescents and garnish with orange zest. Makes 12 crescents.
Recipe by The Culinary Cellar at https://theculinarycellar.com/in-memory-of-pam/