Dessert Recipes
Lemon Almond Poppyseed Braid
A beautiful braid that will stun the table. Filled with a sweet and tart lemon filling accented with the flavor of almond.
Ingredients
Pastry
- 18 Rhodes dinner rolls, dough thawed to room temperature
- 1 cup lemon curd
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 tablespoon poppyseed
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Mix together lemon curd, sugar, cream cheese, lemon zest, poppyseeds, and almond extract.
- Spray counter lightly with cooking spray. Combine rolls and roll into a 13 x 18 inch rectangle. Leaving 2 inches at the top and bottom clean, spread lemon filling lengthwise in a 4 inch strip down the center of the dough.
- Make cuts 1 1/2 inches apart on long sides of dough to within 1/2-inch of filling. Begin braid by folding top and bottom strips toward filling. Then braid strips left over right. Finish by pulling last strip over and tucking under braid.
- Lift braid with both hands and place on a large sprayed baking sheet. Brush with egg and top with 1/4 cup of sugar.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes.
- While baking, mix together powdered sugar and lemon juice to make icing. Remove braid from oven and ice while warm. Refrigerate braid until cooled.
- Slice and serve cold.
Prep: 20 to 30 min | Bake: 30 min | Yield: 8 to 12 servings
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Rhodes Bake-N-Serv