Cardamom Sweet Rolls
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
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12 rolls
ingredients
- 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
- 1⁄2 cup warm water (105-115Ã )
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup butter, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons cardamom seeds, crushed using a mortar and pestle
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 4 - 4 1⁄2 cups flour
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Glaze
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons toasted chopped hazelnuts or 2 tablespoons almonds
directions
- Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water; stir to dissolve; set aside.
- Heat 1/2 cup milk in a small saucepan to just simmering; remove from the heat; add the 1/2 cup cut-up butter, stirring until melted; stir in 2 teaspoons of the cardamom, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar and salt; allow the mixture to cool to warm.
- Pour the warm milk mixture into the large bowl of an electric mixer; add the yeast mixture then beat in the eggs one at a time; beat in 2 cups of the flour until smooth; add enough of the remaining flour to make the dough easy to handle.
- Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured board; knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes; place in a buttered bowl, turning to coat all sides with butter; cover, let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Heat oven to 350°; turn the dough out onto a floured board; roll with a rolling pin into an 18x12-inch rectangle; spread the 2 tablespoons of softened butter to within 1/2 inch of the edge of the dough; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar combined with remaining 1/2 teaspoon cardamom.
- Roll the dough up tightly from the long side to form a cylinder; slice into 12 rolls.
- Place the cut rolls in a buttered 13x9 inch baking pan.
- Cover; let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes to an hour.
- Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes; remove from the oven and let stand 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, for glaze, combine confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup milk, 2 tablespoons butter and vanilla; stir until smooth.
- Drizzle the glaze over the rolls and sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts.
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Reviews
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Wow! Did I make these? I must be getting pretty darned good. Or maybe it was the recipe? Anyway, the rolls are picture perfect, high, light, buttery and fragrant with cardamom. I haven't iced them yet, but would definitely recommend doing so, as alone, they are not really very sweet. In fact, I'm playing with the idea of adding some orange oil, or even orange flower water to the icing. Either way, or even if I just follow the recipe, they will be savored. Thank you for sharing this spectacular recipe with us.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Hey Jude
Winter, Wisconsin