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Lemon Rolls
These lemon sweet rolls are soft, fluffy, and bursting with bright citrus flavor. Made with a milk-bread dough, swirled with lemon sugar filling, layered with sticky lemon curd, and finished with tangy lemon cream cheese frosting, they’re a fresh, bakery-style twist on classic cinnamon rolls, without the cinnamon.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 30m⏳ Prep: 2h🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Cambrea Gordon📖 cambreabakes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- bowl
- whisk
- mixing bowl
- pan
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
First, make the tangzhong. Whisk the water and flour in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened into a roux, about ⏱️ 4-5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
2
Rub the lemon zest into the sugar until it looks like wet sand.
lemon zest2 teaspoons
3
Whisk together the flour, lemon sugar, yeast, and salt in a stand mixing bowl. Add the heavy cream, milk, egg, and tangzhong. Knead on low speed with the dough hook for ⏱️ 2 minutes until it forms a rough dough ball.
cup heavy cream (room temperature)1/3heavy cream1 tablespoonlarge egg (room temperature)1
4
With the mixer running on low, add the butter 1 tablespoon at a time, letting it fully incorporate before adding more. Then, continue kneading for ⏱️ 12 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
5
Form the dough into a smooth round ball. Place it seam-side down into a large, lightly greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside to rest for ⏱️ 30 minutes.
6
Combine the butter, brown sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla until smooth.
lemon zest2 teaspoons
7
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 21x15-inch rectangle. Evenly spread the lemon-sugar mixture across the dough, leaving a 1-inch border at the top clean. Then spread the lemon curd on top.
8
Use a pizza cutter to cut twelve 1 3/4-inch strips. Roll each strip away from you, then carefully transfer them to a parchment-lined or buttered 9x13 baking pan.
9
Cover the pan with plastic wrap and set it aside to rise for ⏱️ 1-2 hours or until the rolls double. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325°F/162°C.
10
Bake the rolls for ⏱️ 30-35 minutes or until the tops are light golden brown.
11
While the rolls are baking, make the cream cheese frosting. In a stand mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and butter until combined. Then, mix in the powdered sugar. Keep beating on low speed until the frosting is light and fluffy, then mix in the lemon zest and heavy cream.
cold cream cheese4 ouncespowdered sugar1 cuplemon zest2 teaspoonscup heavy cream (room temperature)1/3heavy cream1 tablespoon
12
Let the pan cool on a wire cooling rack for ⏱️ 15 minutes, then spread the cream cheese frosting on top. Top with extra lemon curd and serve warm!
cold cream cheese4 ounces
Nutrition Facts
calories
546 kcal
fat Content
29 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
33 g
sodium Content
251 mg
protein Content
7 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
91 mg
carbohydrate Content
66 g
saturated Fat Content
18 g
unsaturated Fat Content
8 g
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