German Sweet Roll Recipe with Raisins – Oma's Rosinenbrötchen (2024)

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Here's myeasy German Sweet Roll recipe, raisin buns, aka Rosinenbrötchen, that's an easy one to include among your holiday baking recipes.

Using a traditional method of making this yeast rolls recipe, you can also use the dough to make a fruit loaf. Why not double the recipe and make a loaf and some rolls? Freeze some for later use.

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The texture of these sweet rolls is more similar to a buttery biscuit than a light airy yeast bun. You'll find the dough a bit 'greasy' to work with, but it ends up being delicious!

Use your Bread Machine to make the Dough ...

If you're a bread machine fan, you can just add the ingredients, minus the nuts, raisins, and lemon peel. Set the machine to 'dough' and add these remaining ingredients at the first 'signal'. Once the dough is done, remove and form it.

Although a bit time consuming, this is definitely worth making. It's traditional German Easter food - it's even fun for the kids to make the rolls from kneading the dough to forming the rolls.

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German Sweet Roll Recipe with Raisins – Oma's Rosinenbrötchen

Here's my easy German Sweet Roll recipe, raisin buns, aka Rosinenbrötchen, that's an easy one to include among your holiday baking recipes. Using a traditional method of making this yeast rolls recipe, you can also use the dough to make a fruit loaf.

Prep Time

80 minutes

Bake Time

30 minutes

Total Time

110 minutes

Servings:

Makes 10 - 12 rolls

Ingredients:

  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ cup warm milk (110°F)
  • 1½ packages active dry yeast (1 tablespoon)
  • ¾ cup butter, melted, cooled slightly
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla sugar (or ½ teaspoonvanilla)
  • 2½ cups flour, all-purpose
  • ½ teaspoonsalt
  • ½ teaspooncardamom (optional)
  • ½ cup chopped almonds
  • ⅓ cup chopped candied lemon peel
  • grated zest and juice of ½ lemon
  • 1⅓ cups raisins
  • 1 egg yolk
  • sugar to sprinkle on rolls

Instructions:

  1. Stir 1 teaspoon sugar into warm milk. Sprinkle with yeast. Let stand until frothy, about 5 minutes.
  2. In a small bowl, mix butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar (or vanilla).
  3. In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, and cardamom.
  4. Add yeast and butter mixture, stirring to make dough.
  5. Knead in almonds, candied peel, lemon zest and juice, and raisins.
  6. On floured surface, knead dough until smooth and elastic.
  7. Cover and let rise in a warm place about 40 minutes.
  8. Lightly knead risen dough.
  9. Divide dough into 10 to 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.
  10. Place onto a greased baking sheet and flatten lightly. Cover and let stand in warm place, about 15 minutes.
  11. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  12. Brush rolls with beaten egg yolk mixed with a bit of water and sprinkle with sugar.
  13. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
  14. Cool on rack.

Notes/Hints:

  • To make a loaf, after first rising, lightly knead risen dough. Place either on a greased baking sheet or in a greased loaf pan. Cover and let stand in a warm place about 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375° F. oven for about 45 to 50 minutes until golden brown. Bottom of loaf should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on rack.

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By Oma Gerhild Fulson


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Here's an easy German Sweet Roll recipe that's great for Easter and other holidays as well. It also makes a great fruit loaf.


Ingredients: sugar,milk,yeast,butter,vanilla,flour,salt,almonds,candied lemon peel,lemon,raisins,egg yolk,

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FAQs

What is a German sweet roll called? ›

"Schnecken means “snails,” which is what these coiled buns resemble. They are much stickier, puffier, gooier and generally more over the top than ordinary Cinnamon Buns.

What is a raisin roll? ›

These rolls are made of a sweet, enriched yeast dough, and they are perfectly fluffy and full of raisins. Eat with any topping - butter, jam, cheese, Nutella, peanut butter, etc.

What is the most famous German dessert? ›

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cake)

Probably the most popular German cake in the US, I recommend giving authentic Black Forest Cake in Germany a try.

What German sweet rolls are filled with Powidl jam? ›

Buchtel; also Wuchtel(n), Ofennudel(n), Rohrnudel(n)) are sweet rolls made of enriched yeast dough, filled with powidl, jam, chocolate, ground poppy seeds or quark, brushed with butter and baked in a large pan so that they stick together and can be pulled apart. The traditional buchtel is filled with powidl.

What is a raisin loaf called? ›

Raisin bread or fruit bread (also known as fruit toast or raisin toast in New Zealand and Australia) is a type of bread made with raisins and flavored with cinnamon. It is "usually a white flour or egg dough bread".

Why is it called a raisin? ›

The word "raisin" dates back to Middle English and is a loanword from Old French; in modern French, raisin means "grape", while a dried grape is a raisin sec, or "dry grape". The Old French word, in turn, developed from the Latin word racemus, "a bunch of grapes."

What is a sweet bread roll called? ›

Stottie cake – thick, flat, round loaf. Stotties are common in North East England. Sweet roll, also called a breakfast roll (chiefly US) – can refer to a variety of sweet, yeast-leavened breakfast breads or dessert foods.

How many types of rolls are there in Germany? ›

In Germany about 600 main types of breads and 1,200 different types of pastries and rolls are produced in about 17,000 dedicated bakeries and another 10,000 in-shop bakeries.

What is a German Kaiser roll? ›

What are Kaiser Rolls? Kaisersemmeln are traditionally from Austria but they have long been a common item in Germany. They are a type of bread roll but unlike most American bread rolls, they have more of a crust with a soft and fluffy inside and are often used to make sandwiches or for brotzeit.

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