Name: Lemon Pull Apart Rolls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 12 frozen dinner rolls (thawed but still cold); zest from 2 whole lemons; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup butter (melted); 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 tablespoon butter (melted); 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

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These lovely lemon rolls are a piece of heaven and they literally melt in your mouth! Making them with frozen rolls makes them so easy!

If you know me at all you know what a lemon fan I am. Some of my other favorite lemon roll recipes include these: these lemon rolls may just replace your favorite cinnamon roll recipe! These Lovely Lemon Rolls are filled with lemon curd and then topped with a glaze. And this Citrus Cream Cheese Pull Apart Bread is amazing!

Now that the “red and chocolate season” is over and I’ve h ad enough of “green and mint season” I officially declare it “lemon season”. As far as I am concerned, it is always lemon season and I look for every opportunity I can to use lemons. Lemons make me happy. Today’s recipe is perfect for the upcoming Easter season or as far as I am concerned, any season.

Easiest Lemon Roll Ever

The best part of this recipe is how it tastes – full of lovely lemon flavor. The second best part is how easy the recipe is! It uses frozen roll dough! I actually found this recipe over at the Rhodes website and it was love at first site and first taste! After I made them, my husband tried them and loved them too. I had boxed up some for him to take over to the neighbors and after tasting them he added more to the box. Not because he didn’t like them but because he loved them and he knew he would be way to tempted to eat them all. I have to say when I saw how few were left and what he had done I was a little miffed at him because there were only a few left! Guess I’ll just have to make them again.

I used Rhodes frozen rolls but if you can’t find that brand use what is available or if you are feeling energetic you can totally make your own roll dough.

How to Make Lemon Pull Apart Rolls

Remove frozen rolls from freezer, place on a baking sheet or plate and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to thaw at room temperature. You want them to be thawed but still cold. Depending on the temperature of your house, this will take around 1 1/2 hours. I used 12 rolls for my 10 inch cast iron skillet pan.
Mix up lemon sugar mixture by combining sugar and lemon zest. Stir together with a fork or spoon, you can even use your fingers to rub the lemon zest into the sugar so it gets infused into the sugar.

I like to use my 10 inch cast iron skillet every chance I get so that is what I used. If you don’t have one, you should! But you can also use a deep dish pie pan too.
Cut the rolls in half and lay them into the pan. Pour melted butter over the top.

Sprinkle half of the lemon sugar mixture over the top. Cover them with plastic wrap.

Set the rolls in a nice warm location and let them rise for an hour or so or until they double in size. Then sprinkle the other half of the sugar mixture on top. They should look like this.

Place in the oven and bake until they are baked through and nice and golden brown.
While they are baking, mix up the lemon glaze combing powdered sugar, melted butter and lemon juice until you have a nice drizzling consistency.
Remove the rolls from the oven and let them cool for five minutes before adding the glaze.

Aren’t they pretty!? They will look perfect sitting on your brunch or breakfast table. I serve them right out of the cast iron pan.

I couldn’t let them cool and I dug into them right away. I wasn’t sorry. The sugar creates a nice crunch, lemony texture on top and the inside of the roll is soft and sweet.

Let’s just say I ate my fair share before my husband delivered them to the neighbors. I probably really should thank him for sharing them or I would have definitely eaten them all! Make these lemon rolls now! Thank me later.

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Some of my other favorite recipes made with frozen rolls:

Lemon Pull Apart Roll Recipe

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