Description
Lemon just tastes like spring and these bright rolls are the perfect way to bring the season to your table. These sweet spring rolls take some time and planning, but they are well worth it.
Ingredients
Dough
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4 large eggs, room temperature
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3/4 cup milk, warm (100-110 degrees F)
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3/4 cup honey
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
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2 tsp salt
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10 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
Filling
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- zest of two lemons
- 2 Tbsp poppy seeds
Glaze
- 1 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (juice of 1/2 lemon)
- 2–3 Tbsp unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/4 cup crushed freeze-dried strawberries (mix into the glaze or sprinkle on top after glazing)
Instructions
The day before:
1. The day before enjoying these rolls prepare the sweet dough per Sarah at The Vanilla Bean Blog
The day of:
1. Remove your dough from the fridge and let it come to room temperature.
2. In a small bowl, combine the sugar and the lemon zest for the filling. Set aside to let the oil from the zest flavor the sugar.
3. Once the dough comes to room temperature, spray a 9×13 inch pan and set aside.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a rectangle roughly 16×12 inches.
5. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with the lemon sugar mixture. Top with poppy seeds.
6. Roll the dough into a log starting on one long side and working towards the other long side.
7. Cut the log into 12 rolls. Place rolls into the prepared pan and cover with a towel for a second rise, 1 hour or until doubled in size.
8. While the dough rises, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
9. Once the dough has risen, remove the towel and place in the preheated oven. Bake 26 to 30 minutes until golden brown. Rotate the pan halfway through the baking time to ensure even baking.
10. Remove the rolls from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes.
11. While the rolls cool, prepare the glaze. Whisk the glaze ingredients together in a medium bowl or large measuring cup.
12. Once the rolls are slightly cooled, drizzle the glaze on the rolls. If you didn’t mix the strawberries into the glaze sprinkle them evenly on top. The glaze will pool and soak into the warm rolls.
Enjoy!
Notes
If you prefer, you can prepare these rolls through baking the day before serving. On the day of serving you can warm in the oven for a few minutes before topping with glaze.
These rolls are also great without any glaze.
