meyer lemon poppy seed sweet rolls + a wee bit of news!
I have some seriously amazingly delicious sweet rolls to share with you guys, BUT FIRST —
A wee bit of news.
Yes sir, yes ma’am, me and the mister are expecting a little one next May! We are beyond excited (and a little terrified), but mostly just really, really ridiculously excited.
I’m also very excited about chocolate milk right now. And orange juice. And green olives. And McDonald’s cheeseburgers. And pretzels. But sadly, NOT. AT. ALL. about fall produce like sweet potatoes (unless they’re pureed and doused in butter and/or sugar) and butternut squash. Or chickpeas. Yeeesh. No can do.
I’ll be 13 weeks along on Sunday, and I’m hoping that will also be the day that I kick this dang nausea and constant exhaustion. Mayhaps you’ve noticed, mayhaps you haven’t, but I feel like my work has taken a hit in quality in the last few weeks because it takes all the energies to make and shoot a recipe, and by the time I’m taking the final photos I’m basically asleep standing up. It’s been fun. On opposite day.
Anyway, all that to say we are very excited. And trying to enjoy our sleep. We hear rumors that we won’t be sleeping next spring.
All of this news also comes during a week when we found out my aunt Evy passed away suddenly, leaving behind my two teenage cousins and my uncle. It’s been a bittersweet week, to be sure. It has made us ever more aware of how precious life is, whether remembered or celebrated. And I know my aunt was excited about our little bun, too.
There’s really no way to not awkwardly segue to talking about these sweet rolls, so let’s just get to it. I have a confession about them: They are my first-ever experience with Meyer lemons. I KNOW. Frankly I don’t know why I was so daft to wait this long to try them because hello, they’re tasty. That sweet-tart flavor? I can’t get enough of it. Especially when it’s rolled up into a sweet roll with some crunchy poppy seeds, sugar and butter.
The rolls take a little time to make, I’ll admit, but you spend most of that time sleeping (my favorite hobby as of late) so I wouldn’t say it’s a bad thing. The best part is half of the work is done by morning, so you have less time to wait to get these into your tummy for breakfast or brunch. Plus, you don’t have to wait for them to fully cool before you eat them — just drizzle them with some glaze, pull them apart and dig in.
And I mean really, there is nothing much better than a warm, fresh-baked sweet roll straight from the oven, am I right? Well, except maybe chocolate milk. Gosh that stuff is good.
PrintMeyer Lemon Poppy Seed Sweet Rolls
- Prep Time: 11 hours
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 11 hours 30 mins
- Yield: 12 rolls 1x
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1/3 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for shaping
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons (1 packet) active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the filling:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons Meyer lemon zest (from about 3 small lemons)
- Zest of 1 orange
- 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For the glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons Meyer lemon juice
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, heat milk and butter until butter is just melted. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together flour, sugar and yeast.
- Whisk water, eggs and vanilla into milk mixture until combined. Pour over flour mixture in bowl. Add salt. Stir until a dough forms.
- Knead dough by hand on a lightly floured surface 5 to 6 minutes, adding more flour as needed until dough is smooth and elastic; OR, knead dough with dough hook attachment in stand mixer 3 to 4 minutes, adding more flour as needed until dough is smooth and elastic.
- Transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl; turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place 1 to 2 hours until doubled. Punch down dough; chill in fridge overnight, covered.
- The next morning, make the filling: Combine sugar, lemon zest, orange zest and poppy seeds in a small bowl. Grease a 9-inch springform pan; line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a 20-by-10-inch rectangle. Brush with melted butter, then sprinkle filling on top. Roll up from the long end tightly into a log. Slice the log into 12 equal rolls.
- Place the rolls evenly, cut-side up, in prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours until doubled.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake rolls 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack; cool 10 minutes. Whisk together glaze ingredients and drizzle over warm rolls. Serve rolls warm or room temperature.
Those buns look great – and it looks like the hubby’s enjoying them too. Congrats on your exciting news!!
Congrats! Such an exciting time 🙂 The fatigue will pass and soon you will be feeling like a rock star! Theses rolls are not fair to post before I have had breakfast-want to dive in now!
OMG!! Yay!! Way happy for you lady!!
Huge congratulations to both of you!! Such exciting news xo
So, so happy for you! Big congratulations friend! 🙂 And I’m so sorry to hear about your aunt, my thoughts are with you and your family.
Hello there,
I have been visiting your blog on and off for the last few months and love it as its got whole lot of bread posts in here and also I simply love the way you write 🙂 And this time I just HAD to stop by and post a comment to congratulate you on your little bun 🙂 Such an adorable way to let the world know. I loved it 🙂 All the best you two! 🙂
Sorry to hear about your aunt, but congratulations on the addition to your family! I love your announcement photo on the top of the post, super cute.
Ahhh congrats!!! Now I know why you didn’t have a drink at our happy hour 😉
Huge congrats! I am so excited for the both you. You guys are going to be great parents!!
So sorry to hear about your aunt, thoughts are with you and your family. It must be exciting, but hard all at the same time. Hang in there!
oh my god! cutest announcement photo! I am so ridiculously excited for you! Babiesss!!! I love them, and I love when people are going to have them!! That’s so amazing! Yayyyy!! by the way, these rolls look perfect!!
YAY!!!! Happy news. My sister also just her baby. I hope you embrace you new life as a mother and carer when you baby comes. Also I send my love to your family about your aunt. Losing someone is never easy
I’m so sorry to hear about your aunt. And I wish you all the best with your little bun. Congratulations! Such a cute way to announce your news.
What a cute picture of you two announcing the BIG NEWS! I am so happy for the both of you! My thoughts go out to you and your family with the loss of your aunt.
This is suuuuuch fabulous news!! Congrats to you and your dude. And these rolls? LOVE!
my gosh i love your writing so much. congratulations to you and the mister! and indeed, what a week you’ve had. these rolls look amazing, i love lemony things! and doughy things! might have to put this on the menu for the weekend’s brunch.
Eeeeeeee! Congratulations!!!
Congrats Stephanie! That’s so cool! Good lookin’ rolls also. 🙂
Hoooooraaaayyyyy!! This is the most exciting news, so thrilled for you and the mister! And, that photo announcement….beyond adorable! You guys are so cute! At the same time, so sorry to hear about your aunt.
Wowee, huge congratulations! And what a delicious way to celebrate 🙂
Taylor — Haha, I KNOW. It was so tough to hold in the news then! 🙂 Thanks, dear!
You look way overjoyed and adorable in that photo and Elliott looks like…well, Elliott 😉 The rolls look AMAZING too, btw!
Congratulations! What crazy awesome news! Hope you feel better soon. I’ve heard eating lemony sweet rolls is good for babies. 😉
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAL!!!! Girlfriend you are in for the ride of your life, and you’ll love it. Congratulations!!! And sleep is overrated 😉
Also, CONGRATULATIONS AND I CAN’T WAIT TO BE AUNT NATTIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE BEST NEWS. (sorry neglected to post that first, lol)
Congrats on your news! A perfect segway, from a little bun, to another type of bun! They look delish!
Congratulations! So happy for you! The fatigue will go away in no time!
So sorry to hear about your aunt 🙁
Excellent!! Congratulations, what happy news! And please pass the sweet rolls, they’re gorgeous!
Haha, loved the way you did this! Congrats to you and the hubster!! Can’t wait to read more updates abotu it 🙂 eat more rolls, girl! You’re eating for two now 😉 xoxo
Woo Hoo!! Congratulations to you and your husband! What a cute photo of the two of you!! So sorry to hear of the loss of your aunt. Bittersweet for sure. Hugs all around..
Babies are the BEST! Congrats to both of you. Here’s to a healthy pregnancy!
Such lovely news and many thanks to you for sharing. What a cute picture at the top of the post.
So sorry for your uncle, and cousins though. Your family is in my thoughts.
Ahhhh!!!! So excited for you, dear! You’re going to be the cutest mom!!
CONGRATULAAAAATIOOOOOOOOONS! I’m so excited for you, girly! I definitely haven’t noticed a change in the awesomeness in your work, in fact, the first thing I thought was: “wow, she’s pregnant AND she’s still rocking her blog” I think I speak for everyone when I say you have our full support, and I wish I could give you a big hug right now! Huge congrats! Alright, baby and me need some meyer lemon poppy seed rolls!
Congratulations to both of you!! I’m sure this is a very special time for you. Enjoy it!
I’m really sorry to hear about your aunt.
How weird life is huh? Always the good and the bad mingled up together and we have to face everything without being prepared. That’s the beauty of it I guess.
All the best to you and your family!
Whaaaa?!?!?! Welcome to the club! So happy for you guys! Once you hit the 16 week mark you should be feeling back to normal. That second trimester is amazing. Lots of energy and no more nausea, hopefully. I’m in the third and let me tell you, taking pics and cooking with a giant belly is not easy. But, don’t worry about that now! This kind of amazing news always comes at the time it is supposed to. Though it may be hard to say bye to your aunt, at least you have that little guy/girl/both to look forward to! Congrats!!!
I am so so excited for you!!! Being a mommy is the most incredible thing ever!! Stock up on the rolls! You’ll need em for energy 🙂
Congratulations, dear! Cutest way to announce ever! So sorry to hear of your aunt’s passing – bittersweet weeks are tough. I’m praying for you! As for these rolls, it may be your first experience with Meyer lemons, but you did them proud :).
Oh my goodness, that is such fantastic news about your new addition Stephanie!:)))) Soo happy for you guys but really sorry to hear about your aunt.
That is so great of you to keep posting all these wonderful recipes while you were having morning sickness – I remember barely even being able to look at food for a few months with my little one- it’s finally starting to subside now.
Hope your nausea goes away soon for you too and I love the cute photo of you and your mister 🙂 You two will be wonderful parents and must be super excited! And these lemony rolls look incredible – perfect for announcing this joyous occasion! Congratulations:)))
How exciting! and what a great way to announce 🙂 last spring was my first experience with meyer lemons and I also felt like I had really missed out! i made this gluten free meyer lemon olive oil cake twice. http://heartbeetkitchen.com/2013/recipes/dessert/meyer-lemon-almond-cake/
i just wish they more readily available in Minnesota!
And also, sorry for your loss 🙁 Hang in there.
Oh! My! Goodness! I am so excited for you. You will be a wonderful mom. Warm thoughts that the morning sickness will subside soon and for a happy, healthy pregnancy and birth. Also, I wish you could have seen my reaction when I saw the photo. Best wishes, Steph.
YAY!!! YayYayYayYayYayYay… that is the BEST news! So very happy and excited for you!!! These rolls are of course fabulous and I want one immediately and I might just have to make them and then celebrate your amazing news as I eat the whole pan. You know, in honor of you. 😉
Sorry for the loss of your Aunt. Congratulations on the addition to the family. Rolls look wonderful and look forward to trying them out.
Awww, Steph! How exciting! I am so happy for you! Please do overload us with baby pictures 🙂
And these rolls – amazing! I love seeing meyer lemon recipes – I hope I can find some to make these!
A huge congratulations to you both! Hope you are feeling better soon so that you can enjoy one (or two or five) of these delicious rolls!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I’m so excited for you and your husband!!!! Can’t wait to follow along your pregnancy journey!!
So sorry to hear about the loss of your aunt. Life definitely is precious, and I know you are going to cherish the life of your new little one! So happy for you!
a bittersweet post today, both in news and in flavor. Congrats, good luck with the napping, and I’m sorry about your aunt.
congratulations you two 🙂 lovely announcement pics.
Congrats Steph!!! I’m so excited for you!! Love the adorable photo of you and your hubby and these rolls look delicious!
Congratulations, Stephanie! I’m so happy for you two!
These buns look amazing… I need them for breakfast tomorrow, please! 😉
Yay for babies!! Congrats!!! And these rolls look fabulous!!
Those buns look amazing and congrats on your little bun too, how exciting!
congratulations!!!
CONGRATULATIONS! I’m so happy for you!
So happy for you guys! You will be awesome parents!
i’m so sorry to hear about your aunt, but congrats on your little bun you’re “rising” <– see what i did there? xoxo
awww, congrats. So exciting!
Lookit dem buns!
Wait, no.
I want those buns!
Um…inappropriate.
I want a bun!
Ahhh, that could be a baby in this case…still no…
FEED ME.
There we go.
(AJDSFKL;ASDJLKF; I’M STILL SO EXCITED AHHHHH)
Oh, also. That’s just the cutest little picture of you two. I love it!
Congrats! I am a long time follower of your blog and wish you all the best during this exciting time!
Excited for you and your husband! We had our son and May and I loved, loved, loved launching into warm weather with him! Also – food blogging is THE WORST when you’re first trimester sick. I felt like I struggled to get one post a week up this time around and it was during the peak of spring and summer bounty on my SEASONAL blog. Was pretty sure people were going to start unliking us on facebook.
🙂 Hang in there! The worst is almost over! And soon you’ll be snuggling a little baby!!
CONGRATS STEPH! So happy for you, the Mr, and your little Bun to be. These rolls are a sweet way to celebrate.
Also, I’m so sorry to hear about Evy. Sending big hugs and prayers of comfort!
Oh my goodness I am OVER THE MOON for you guys!! Congratulations my dear!!
This is wonderful news, Steph!! So excited for you two! Very sorry to hear of your aunt’s passing, but this gives you both a real reason to smile again. Hoping you kick the exhaustion and nausea soon! Big hugs!
Hi Mommie Stephanie,
This is a rather personal note and it is up to you to share on your blog or not.
When some one we love leaves this world, many people turn their thoughts to eternity and to Who controls our lives and to what is waiting for us after this world.
Your Aunt Evy has left a big hole in the universe of her husband and children and you and others who loved her and I am so sorry for your pain. It has taken me a really long time to see that God uses all things for the good of those who love Him. We just can’t see with eyes as BIG as His when we are in trials. I also feel that, if she was YOUR aunt, she must have been a special person and you will never forget her and what she means to you.
That being said, I echo the many happy, joyous exclamations over the miracle you have developing inside you. You are blessed, Stephanie, and I praise our Lord who watches over you. HUGE smiles!
MK
***Oh, unsolicited health advice: all of those hormones swirling around can affect your gum tissues, not to mention that nausea doesn’t make your toothbrush look too tasty. (Actually, I am a dentist. In Jacksonville, Fl.) So try to keep on top of your oral hygiene routines, as best as you can. Keep your regular dental cleaning appointments and if you haven’t been in a while, get there. Mouth bacteria are being linked to low birth weight babies in some cases. Of course, Stephanie, you really should forgo the cigars and whiskey, too. And run your toothbrushes through your regular dishwasher cycles to disinfect. Easy, effective, inexpensive, documented in a study. (There’s a degree in Microbiology on The Wall, too.)
Please feel free to ask if you have any questions, although that must sound kinda weird since you don’t know me and you must certainly have many around you. But the offer stands. I am a big fan of yours. (not the Stephen King kind! eeewww)
Be Blessed and Be Well. YEA!
Mary Kaye Jones
Congratulations!!!
And… these rolls look amazing! Such gorgeous photos 🙂
!!!!!!!!!!!!! You cannot even imagine how excited I am for you. I feel like I’ve been waiting for this day since BSP4!
You are too cute!! Congratulations!
These rolls are gorgeous! I’m so sorry to hear about your aunt. I can relate to that bittersweet feeling because I experienced something similar the week I found out I was pregnant. Sending many healing and peaceful thoughts to your family. Congratulations again on the little bun!
Congratulations to you and your husbands. What an exciting time. So sorry about the nausea. Try to enjoy every minute of these wonderful months.
Um, CONGRATS, beautiful mother-to-be! You’re GLOWING and I am SO happy for you and your hubster! Second of all, can we get a WOOHOO for McDonald’s cheeseburgers? They are the bomb diggity; I don’t care what any naysayers have to say. And third, these rolls are to-die for! Lemon rolls are one of my favorites.
EEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited for you two!!! Congrats!! OMG!! And my condolences to you and your family regarding your aunt. Keeping you all in our prayers.
Sorry, I’m just catching up on my blogs. Congratulations on your wonderful news, how exciting! But I am also very sorry to hear of your aunt’s passing away. Life is certain precious and fragile. Very nice take on the rolls–it’s a flavor combination I usually see in muffins but not rolls. Looks delicious!
Oh my gosh, this is by far the cutest baby announcement I’d seen. Congratulations, Stephanie! Eat well, rest well, take care of yourself (: This is such exciting news!
Congrats!!! Sorry I haven’t been over here too often- we’re finally settled in a new city and I’m back to reading food blogs. SO excited for you guys!
Looks like little Roger will have an opportunity to crush little Rafa on the courts in the near future…
Haha I love the first picture! Congrats!
HOORAY!!!!! I had a feeling. 🙂 🙂 Can’t wait to have you over soon, for chocolate milk and green olives!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Argh, so exciting. The news kinda outshadowed the gorgeous rolls that you’ve created here but nevertheless, I adore sweet rolls. Lemon and poppy seed sounds delicious. All the best for the rest of your journey with the ‘bun in the oven’, praying for health and lots of fun! xx
I MISSED THIS…HOW?!!! Oh my gosh, Stephanie! This is the bestest news ever. CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH! To you THREE! Wheeee! Just the best news ever! Team Tablespoon sends hugs and lots of cheers!
~Susan
I’m late to the comment, but just wanted to say “Congrats” to you and your hubby! Such exciting news for your family.
And these lemon poppy seed rolls look amazing! I’ve always loved lemon poppy seed muffins, so I’m sure I would devour these!
Congratulations!! Ah! SO exciting. 🙂
On a less exciting note, I’m so sorry to hear about your aunt. Life is indeed precious. I hope your cousins and uncle are healing the best way they know how.
So exciting! Congrats girl!
Congratulations Steph! You’ll be a fab momma, especially since you know how to bake stuff like these rolls!
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You never once said BUN IN THE OVEN. I think that may deserve some kind of restraint award.
Where do find Myers’s lemons in MN?
I find them at my local grocery stores when they’re in season!