Easy Lemon Rolls
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Easy Lemon Rolls
Description
This recipe uses raw, unbaked dinner rolls that are thawed just until no longer frozen but still cold to ensure proper rising. Once arranged in a buttered pan and sprinkled with a lemon zest and sugar mixture, the rolls rise until doubled in size. The addition of melted butter over the rolls before rising adds a rich flavor and helps browning during baking. A final sprinkle of the lemon-sugar mixture before baking produces a crisp, sweet crust.
Baked rolls come out golden and soft, with a delicate lemon aroma. The glaze of powdered sugar and fresh lemon juice, drizzled over warm rolls, seeps in and keeps them moist while enhancing the citrus notes. These lemon rolls can be served warm for breakfast, brunch, or as a treat alongside tea or coffee.
If baked ahead, allow the rolls to cool completely, cover, and store at room temperature until reheating. Proper thawing and rising are key to a light texture, and covering the rolls while rising helps retain moisture and support proper expansion.
Ingredients
- 12 dinner rolls raw, unbaked dough, such as Rhodes frozen dinner rolls, frozen; white
- lemon of one large lemon, zest
- ½ cup white sugar
- 3 TB butter melted, salted
- butter for greasing
For the glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 TB lemon juice slightly more or less, depending on desired consistency, fresh
Instructions
- Thaw frozen dinner rolls just until no longer frozen but still cold - not yet risen.
- Butter a 9x13 baking pan or two round cake pans. Cut rolls in half and arrange in pan cut-side down, 1/2 inch apart. Drizzle with melted butter, evenly over rolls.
- Mix lemon zest and sugar together in a bowl. Sprinkle a third of the zest/sugar mixture evenly over the rolls.
- Cover and let rise until rolls are doubled in size, approx. 1 hour, depending on your room temp. (Tip: I covered my baking pan with an equal-sized baking pan in lieu of cling wrap, to give room for rolls to rise upward.)
- Preheat oven to 350F, with rack on lower middle. Carefully sprinkle remaining zest/sugar mixture evenly over the rolls.
- Bake 16-18 minutes or just until golden.
- Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over warm rolls. Serve warm.
Notes
- Only thaw frozen dinner rolls until no longer frozen but still cold to ensure proper rising.
- Butter the baking pan before arranging the rolls to prevent sticking and enhance flavor.
- Cover the rolls while they rise with a pan or tea towel to maintain moisture and allow upward expansion.
- Sprinkle the remaining lemon zest and sugar on the rolls just before baking to create a golden, sweet crust.
- Drizzle glaze over warm rolls so it absorbs and keeps them moist with a tangy-sweet finish.
- If baking ahead, let rolls cool completely, cover, and keep at room temperature until reheating.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12rolls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 110 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 110kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 0.04g | 0% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 23mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 4mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 88IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.01mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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