Raspberry Lemon Sweet Rolls

Raspberry Lemon Sweet Rolls

Category: Breads, Sweets

Servings: (3 dozen sweet rolls, 2 big cookie sheets)

Ingredients

    Roll Dough:
  • 4 ½ cups whole wheat flour
  • 4 ½ cups unbromated flour
  • 4 ½ tsp instant yeast
  • 1 cup palm sugar
  • 1 Tbsp sea salt
  • 3 cups hot water
  • 6 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 eggs, beaten
    Filling:
  • ½ cup softened butter
  • ½ cup palm sugar
    (Spread butter on rolled out dough and sprinkle with palm sugar)
  • 2 - 3 cups frozen raspberries (thawed and drained)
  • 1/3 cup palm sugar
  • Zest of 1 large lemon
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
    Glaze:
  • 8 oz. low-fat cream cheese, room temperature
  • ½ c. butter, room temperature
  • 1 lbs. powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp lemon zest
  • almond milk (to desired consistency)
  • salt
  • chopped walnuts or pecans

Instructions

  • Combine the sugar, salt, coconut oil and hot water in Bosch beat 30 seconds
  • Add in eggs and mix until combined.
  • Add ½ flour and put yeast on top of flour pile. Mix for 20 seconds. Scrape bowl. Add the rest of the flour. Adding a little more flour if needed until dough barely pulls away from the sides of the bowl and is not too sticky.
  • Knead dough 2 minutes.
  • Put dough in an oiled bowl and let it rest, covered, in a warm place while you make the filling.
  • Divide dough in half. Roll out into a rectangle on a slightly floured surface.
  • Spread butter on rectangle and sprinkle with palm sugar. (DO NOT SPREAD FILLINGS ON 1 to 2” ON THE LONG EDGE. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN AREA FOR THE SEEPING TOPPING TO GO AND ALLOW THE EDGE TO SEAL.)
  • Sprinkle half of the raspberry mixture over the dough and spread evenly.
  • Roll up the dough (starting with the side farthest away from you).
  • Using a heavy thread or dental floss cut into 1”- 1½ inch slices and place on a greased cookie sheet.
  • Cover and let rise in a warm place until double. (about 1 hour),
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-22 minutes.
  • Allow the rolls to cool for 3 minutes. Spoon on the glaze and sprinkle with nuts.

 

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