Oma's Sweet Roll Recipe ❤️

Oma's Sweet Roll Recipe ❤️

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ cup warm milk (110° F.)
• 1½ packages active dry yeast (1 Tbsp)
• ¾ cup butter, melted, cooled slightly
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar (or ½ tsp vanilla)
• 2½ cups flour, all-purpose
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp cardamom (optional)
• ½ cup chopped almonds
• ⅓ cup chopped candied lemon peel
• grated zest and juice of ½ lemon
• 1⅓ cups raisins
• 1 egg yolk
• sugar to sprinkle on rolls

• Stir 1 tsp sugar into warm milk. Sprinkle with yeast. Let stand until frothy, about 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar (or vanilla).
  
• In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, and cardamom.
  
• Add yeast and butter mixture, stirring to make dough.
• Knead in almonds, candied peel, lemon zest and juice, and raisins.
• On floured surface, knead dough until smooth and elastic.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place about 40 minutes.
• Lightly knead risen dough.
• Divide dough into 10 - 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball. 
• Place onto a greased baking sheet and flatten lightly. Cover and let stand in warm place, about 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375° F.
  
• Brush rolls with beaten egg yolk mixed with a bit of water and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake for 20 - 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on rack.

• To make a loaf, after first rising, lightly knead risen dough. Place either on a greased baking sheet or in a greased loaf pan. Cover and let stand in a warm place about 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375° F. oven for about 45 - 50 minutes until golden brown. Bottom of loaf should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on rack.