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Combine the flour, yeast, and sugar in a stand mixer or large bowl.
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Add in salt, milk, water, orange juice, melted butter, and eggs and mix with dough hook or mixer (or your hands) until combined.
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Let dough mix for 5-10 minutes or until it is smooth, elastic, and a little sticky. If it's too wet and is sticking to your hands, add in more flour, a little at a time, until the dough stays together when you pick it up.
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Put dough in an oiled bowl and let it rise, covered, in a warm place until doubled (about an hour).
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Once the dough has doubled, punch down and roll out into a rectangle on a floured surface.
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Mix orange zest with the 4 Tablespoons of softened butter and spread butter mixture on the dough.
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Sprinkle the 1/4 cup of powdered sugar on top of the orange butter.
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Roll up the dough (starting with the side farthest away from you). Slice into 12 pieces and place in a greased baking dish.
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Cover and place dish in the refrigerator overnight*.
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In the morning, take rolls out and place in a cold oven. Put a baking dish on the rack below rolls and fill it with boiling water. Close the oven door and the rolls sit in the oven for 30 minutes to rise.
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Once the rolls have doubled again (about 30-40 minutes), take out and let rest at room temperature while the oven heats up.
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Turn oven on to 350 degrees F when you pull the rolls out.
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Once oven is preheated, place rolls back in the oven and bake rolls 20-25 minutes.
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Mix together the powdered sugar, orange juice, and milk to make the glaze. Pour onto the orange rolls before serving.
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*If you're going to be making these in the morning, skip the refrigerator step and just leave the rolls out, covered again, in a warm place to do the second rise. Then follow with the same baking instructions.
