Sweet Rolls from Yeast Dough

Ingredients

• 0.5 cube fresh yeast (about 21 g)
• 500 g flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 120 g sugar
• 100 g butter
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 80 g melted butter
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 4 tbsp sugar
• Hagelzucker (for dusting)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Stir the yeast with 200 ml lukewarm water. Mix flour, salt and sugar, put in a bowl, make a well in the center, pour in the yeast mixture and sprinkle some flour on the edges. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 15 minutes. Add butter, vanilla sugar, eggs and lemon zest to the pre-ferment and mix all ingredients into a smooth dough with hands or an electric hand mixer. If the dough is too wet add more flour; if it’s too dry add a little lukewarm water. The dough should no longer stick to the hands. Cover and let rise for another 60 minutes.

2. 2.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) with both top and bottom heat.

3. 3.

   On a floured work surface knead the dough again, roll into a rectangle (20x30 cm). Brush with melted butter, sprinkle cinnamon and sugar, then roll up from the long side. Cut into 1.5 cm thick slices and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush with remaining butter, dust with Hagelzucker and bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.

4. 4.

   Remove the finished rolls, let them cool and serve.