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Sticky Orange Coconut Pinwheels

Makes one 9" cake.





List of Ingredients



• 1 tablespoon unsalted melted butter, plus more for baking dish
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut
  
• Zest of 1 orange
  
• 1/4 recipe Granny Foster's Refreigerator Roll Dough (from separate recipe), prepared through step 5
  
• Glaze ingredients: (makes 3/4 cup)
  
• 1/4 cup sugar
  
• 1/4 cup sour cream
  
• 2 tablespoons freshely squeezed orange juice
  
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 9 inch round glass baking dish, set aside.
   
2. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, coconut and orange zest, set aside.
   
3. Using a rolling pin, roll dough into a 12 inch circle, about 1/4" thick. Brush with melted butter, set aside. Sprinkle sugar mixture evenly over dough. Cut into twelve equal pie-shaped wedges. Roll up wedges, beginning at the wide end. Arrange wedges in a pinwheel pattern in prepared baking dish. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
   
4. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Drizzle glaze over pinwheels.
   
5. GLAZE: In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to high, and bring mixture to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes more.