Moldavian Sweet Rolls

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 7 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 ounce compressed yeast cake
• 2 1/2 cups lukewarm milk
• 3 eggs
• 4 tablespoons soft butter
• 3/4 lb sweet butter
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 lemons, rind of, grated

Recipe

• 1 for the dough:.
• 2 dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup lukewarm milk.
• 3 beat eggs slightly and combine with remaining 2-1/4 cups lukewarm milk.
• 4 sift flour and salt into large mixing bowl.
• 5 make a well in the flour and add yeast mixture, 4 tablespoons soft butter and egg-milk mixture.
• 6 mix all, then knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 15 minutes. cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
• 7 prepare filling:.
• 8 cream butter and sugar well.
• 9 add grated lemon rind and continue beating until very light and fluffy.
• 10 to assemble:.
• 11 divide dough in half and place 1/2 dough on lightly floured cloth.
• 12 roll and stretch until thin.
• 13 spread 1/2 of the butter mixture over entire surface, and roll as for jelly roll.
• 14 cut into 2" pieces, dip one end in flour and place in ungreased 9"x13"x2" pans arranging so that rolls barely touch.
• 15 repeat with other half of dough. cover and let rise 2 hours or doubled in bulk.
• 16 bake in 350f degree oven for 45 minutes.