I love just about any recipe that uses pre-made bread dough! I started drooling when I found this recipe. They were so light and refreshing- perfect for breakfast for a Sunday brunch! They were a nice change from the usual pull apart or cinnamon roll. A few of the sisters were over when I made these and we all loved them! I seriously had to avoid going into the kitchen because I would keep nibbling on them. I promise that you will love them!
Serves: 6
Easy Lemon Pull Apart Rolls Recipe
These are so light and refreshing- perfect for breakfast for a Sunday brunch!
Ingredients
- 12 Rhodes Dinner Rolls thawed but still cold
- zest of 2 lemons
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup butter melted
Citrus Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon butter melted
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Mix lemon zest with sugar.
- Cut rolls in half and place in a 12-inch sprayed deep dish pizza pan or 9x13-inch sprayed baking pan.
- Drizzle 1/4 cup melted butter over rolls. Sprinkle with lemon zest/sugar mixture, reserving 1/2 of mixture to sprinkle on just before baking.
- Cover with sprayed plastic wrap. Let rise until double in size.
- Remove wrap. Sprinkle on remaining mixture. Bake at 350°F 20-25 minutes.
- Remove immediately from pan and place on cooling rack.
- Combine glaze ingredients and mix well. Drizzle over pull-aparts.
Notes
Serve with Fresh Fruit for Brunch
Nutrition
Calories: 463 kcal · Carbohydrates: 77 g · Protein: 8 g · Fat: 15 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 25 mg · Sodium: 535 mg · Potassium: 108 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 38 g · Vitamin A: 295 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 155 mg · Iron: 3 mg
Equipment
- 9x13 Inch Baking Dish
- Non-stick Cooking Spray
- Small Mixing Bowl
Recipe Details
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I make these, but with orange instead of lemon!! I love them.
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Oh I love using Rhodes Rolls!
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Mmmmm, these sounds super good. I love lemony things!
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Ooooh I can see why you had a hard time staying away! I'm going to need to make these for myself...or maybe I shouldn't, since I'd probably eat them for 3 out of 3 meals...plus snacks... ;)
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Made these tonight plus a pan for a friend.....LUCIOUS.....and the lemon zest sugar....OH MY....had to make extra to put in a jar for tea. Thank you...
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SO yummy looking! I can't wait to try these!! I absolutely love making desserts! ;)
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I'm going to try these with my own roll dough and see how it goes. I can be lazy, stay home and start dough in the bread machine, and still get a treat!
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I'm just wondering if you can put the rolls in the fridge over night so you can bake this in the morning? I'm not a pro at using frozen dough, but this looks too yummy to pass up!!
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How long should it take these to rise?
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What are "Rhodes Rolls"? Are they like Parkerhouse rolls? Frozen dough balls?
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Do you store these in the fridge or on the counter?
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When you say cut roll in half....what exactly do you mean....12 will make a whole 9x 13. Thanks for the info
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Not a big lemon fan so I am going to try orange juice & zest. I also was thinking about pineapple . Maybe bits of pineapple with the orange juice. What do you think? Thank you for this easy quick breakfast roll. Will make my family happy to have these for a quick bite in the morning before church. Then brunch afterwards. Fist time visiting your site. Not the last. : )
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I am going to try this but going to add cream cheese to frosting.
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These were very good. I made them in individual muffin pans and they turned out perfect!
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In making them in individual servings, I split the dinner roll into quarters and lined the bottom of the muffin pan
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Looks delish, but I am confused. The picture seems to show the rolls sitting in the baking dish with the glaze pooled around them, but recipe says, "Remove immediately from pan and place on cooling rack. Combine glaze ingredients and mix well. Drizzle over pull-aparts." If they're on a rack, won't the glaze just run off?
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Wonder how well this would work using canned refrigerated biscuits instead of the yeast rolls? Of course the baking time would be shorter... prep/waiting time would be much shorter, too, always a big plus at my house! :)
