Lemon Rolls with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
- Lemon Rolls
- 2 pkg. rapid rise dry yeast
- 2-1/2 cups very warm water
- 1 pkg. (10.25 oz) lemon cake mix
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. salt
- 5 cups flour
- Filling
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- zest from one lemon
- 1 pkg. (3.4 oz) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding
- Frosting
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tsp. pure lemon extract
- 3-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp. milk
- Rolls Mix yeast and warm water until dissolved.
- Combine cake mix, salt and flour in a large bowl.
- Add yeast mixture and vanilla to cake mixture.
- Mix well.
- This may require kneading with your hands a bit to completely combine ingredients.
- Cover tightly with plastic.
- Let rise for one hour.
- Punch down and let rise again for another 30-60 minutes.
- Divide dough in half.
- On a floured surface, roll one half of dough into a rectangle shape, approximately 1/4 thick.
- Once dough is rolled out, brush with half of softened butter.
- Combine white sugar, lemon zest and pudding mix in a bowl stirring until well combined.
- Sprinkle half of the sugar mixture over buttered dough.
- Starting at end opposite from you, roll the dough towards you until all dough is rolled into one long piece.
- Slice dough into 12 equal sized pieces.
- Place 12 rolls into a 13x9 inch pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Repeat process with remaining dough to make the second pan of lemon rolls.
- Cover with plastic and let both pans rise until almost doubled in size, approximately 30 minutes.
- Don't worry if rolls don't completely double in size, they will continue to rise while baking.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Bake at 350F for 15-25 minutes or until lightly brown.
- While rolls are baking, prepare your frosting.
- Remove from oven and either frost immediately if you would like frosting to melt into rolls, or wait until rolls have cooled, then frost.
- Frosting Beat cream cheese, softened butter and lemon extract in a bowl until light and fluffy.
- Mix until well combined.
- Add in your confectioners sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add in three tablespoons milk, and mix until very well combined.
- Store rolls in refrigerator.
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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/lemon-rolls-lemon-cream-cheese-frosting-177178.aspx (may not work)