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sweet roll

DEFINITIONS OF: sweet roll

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n any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze

Synonyms:
coffee roll
Types:
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cross bun, hot cross bun
moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze
bear claw, bear paw
almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw
cinnamon bun, cinnamon roll, cinnamon snail
rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before baking
caramel bun, honey bun, schnecken, sticky bun
rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom
pinwheel roll
pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before baking
danish, danish pastry
light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
Type of:
bun, roll
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
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