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The sweet rolls are among the most loved baked goods in many homes. These sweet rolls hides refreshing burst of lemon.
The lemon elevates them beyond ordinary sweet roll to something special. Tender and buttery, with a crisp golden crust, they are sweet and savour at the same time.
The cardamom gives a certain spicy warmth that goes well with the almonds, but if you don't like the flavour of cardamom you can reduce the amount of omit it completely.
We have a good news for you, these lemon sweet rolls use quick-method sweet roll dough. The rising time is around 1 hour.
Once you have the dough ready, spread the filling all over rolled dough. Roll the dough up tightly, cut into rolls, arrange into the pan, and let rise for 60-70 minutes until doubled in size. Turn the oven on, and bake until lightly browned. The fresh lemon scent is amazing!
For making these sweet rolls, leave time as there are several steps you need to follow. Because first you need to make the dough then it needs to rise in a warm place for at least 1 hour.
Next, you'll need to roll out the dough and spread the filling, then you'll need to roll up the dough into a tight roll and slice it into 10 slices. Finally, rolls need to rise again for another 30 minutes then be baked.
Making the dough is a breeze once you have prepared all the ingredients.
This recipe requires: ALL PURPOSE FLOUR, INSTANT DRY YEAST, WHOLE MILK (lukewarm), BUTTER (melted), SUGAR and SALT and LEMON ZEST for amazing lemony aroma. These simple ingredients will create a soft pliable dough that baked up into golden sweet rolls.
The process is simple: first combine flour, instant yeast and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle, add egg, sugar, melted butter and lemon zest. Now star pouring milk into this while incorporating flour.
Beat the dough using a wooden spoon until you get a soft shiny dough. Leave to rise until it's doubled in size (this can take around 1 hour).
These rolls are something special as they combine zesty lemon flavour with sweet taste of marzipan. The marzipan is almond paste made of ground almonds, sugar and egg whites.
It has soft and chewy texture and it's a great addition to cakes and other baked goods (like in our puff pastry twist). Be sure to use high-quality marzipan. We love Dr Oetker's marzipan, but use any other quality brand.
Beside marzipan you will need BUTTER, SUGAR and freshly grated lemon zest for adding some extra lemon aroma. Butter is first melted and then cooled. Add lemon zest to the butter.
These rolls are best enjoyed the same day they are made, but can stay fresh in an airtight container for 5 days in the fridge.
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