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April 8, 2019 By Brandy Leave a Comment

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Quick and Easy Lemon Sweet Rolls Recipe

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Quick and easy lemon sweet rolls made start to finish in under 90 minutes! Make these your new weekend breakfast tradition. So sweet and tangy! Try our 90 minute caramel cinnamon rolls for a delicious variation!

Quick and easy lemon sweet rolls made start to finish in under 90 minutes! Make these your new weekend breakfast tradition. So sweet and tangy!

Lemon sweet rolls are one of my FAVORITE desserts. The filling and frosting alone is spoon-licking worthy! If you love lemons as much as I do you will love these. My son said he prefers these to cinnamon rolls. These are a meld of two amazing recipes: our favorite quick sweet dough for the base and a yummy lemon filling/frosting from an old cookbook that my grandma gave me when I was 13. The recipe was actually for orange rolls, but I just swapped out the orange zest and juice for lemon!

easy lemon sweet rolls in pan

Made using our favorite sweet dough they only rise for 30 minutes which is less than half the time of other basic dough recipes. Once you try it you’ll be using it for all of your favorite bread recipes.

Other recipes using this quick sweet dough:

90 Minute Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Frosting

Candy Cane Cherry Braided Bread

Cinnamon Roll Dessert Pizza

easy lemon sweet rolls finished in pan

Flavored with both lemon juice and lemon zest they are sweet and tangy. The perfect meld of flavors.

How to Make Quick and Easy Lemon Sweet Rolls

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quick and easy lemon sweet roll dough on counter

Make a batch of sweet dough and let it sit for 10 minutes. While the dough sits make the lemon rolls filling/frosting.

lemon sweet rolls frosting in bowl

Butter, powdered sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice. That’s it! Whip until fluffy.

quick and easy lemon sweet rolls rolled out spread with frosting

How many rolls will this recipe make?

12.

Spread HALF of the lemon filling/frosting over dough, roll up and slice into 12 lemon sweet rolls. Set the rest of the frosting to the side.

lemon sweet rolls in pan just baked

Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

iced lemon sweet rolls

Spread with frosting while still warm.

Can these sweet rolls be made the night before?

Yes. Make them to the point of placing them on the pan. Wrap with plastic wrap and set the pan in the refrigerator or freezer overnight. Thaw on the counter until room temperature then let rise for 30 minutes before baking the next day.

lemon sweet roll on plate

More lemon recipes that you will love:

Homemade Lemon Curd

Lemon Curd Hand Pies

Lemon Mini Cheese Cakes

Lemon Blueberry Scones

Quick and Easy Lemon Sweet Rolls Printable Recipe

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Quick and Easy Lemon Sweet Rolls

Quick and easy lemon sweet rolls made start to finish in under 90 minutes! Make these your new weekend breakfast tradition. So sweet and tangy! 

Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword lemon rolls, sweet rolls, lemon sweet rolls, quick bread
Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 373 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 c. butter softened
  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 T. instant yeast
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 egg

Filling & Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice (juice of 2 lemons)
  • 2 T lemon zest (zest of 2 lemons)

Instructions

  1. Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in butter; stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 1/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. Add water, egg and the milk mixture; beat well.
  3. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has just pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
  4. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rest for 10 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together frosting ingredients.

  6. Roll out dough into a 12x9 inch rectangle.
  7. Spread dough with half of the lemon frosting. Roll up dough and pinch seam to seal. Cut into 12 equal size rolls and place in lightly greased baking sheet.

  8. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
  9. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  10. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until browned. Spread remaining frosting over warm rolls. 

Recipe Notes

Can these easy lemon sweet rolls be made the night before?

Yes. Make them to the point of placing them on the pan. Wrap with plastic wrap and set the pan in the refrigerator or freezer overnight. Thaw on the counter until room temperature then let rise for 30 minutes before baking the next day.

 

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About Brandy

My name is Brandy and I'm mom of 5 darling kiddos, and one cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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