Sweet roll

{{Short description|Baked yeast-leavened dessert or breakfast}}

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A sweet roll or sweet bun refers to any of a number of sweet, baked, yeast-leavened breakfast or dessert foods. They may contain spices, nuts, candied fruits, etc., and are often glazed or topped with icing.{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sweet+roll |title=Sweet roll|publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |access-date=2012-05-14}} Compared to regular bread dough, sweet roll dough generally has higher levels of sugar, fat, eggs, and yeast.{{cite book |title=Bakery Processes, Yeast-Raised Products |last1=Ponte |first1=Joseph G. |last2=Payne |first2=Joel D. |year=2000 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |isbn=9780471238966 |doi=10.1002/0471238961.2505011916151420.a01.pub2 }}

They are often round,{{cite web|url=http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/bun |title=bun |publisher=Oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com |access-date=2012-05-14}} and are small enough to comprise a single serving.{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/roll_6 |title=roll noun (BREAD)|publisher=Dictionary.cambridge.org |access-date=2012-05-14}} These differ from pastries, which are made from a paste-like batter;{{cite web |url=http://www.reference.com/browse/pastry |title=Pastry |publisher=Reference.com |access-date=2012-05-14 |archive-date=2012-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106013525/http://www.reference.com/browse/Pastry |url-status=dead }} from cakes, which are typically unleavened or chemically leavened;{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cake |title=Cake|publisher=Merriam-webster.com |access-date=2012-05-14}} and from doughnuts, which are deep fried.{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/doughnut |title=Doughnut|publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |access-date=2012-05-14}}

Refrigerated ready-to-bake sweet roll dough is commercially available in grocery stores.{{cite book|author=Thomas E. Furia|title=CRC Handbook of Food Additives, Second Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XcSp015g4X0C&pg=PA656|date=2 January 1973|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-0-8493-0542-9|pages=656–}}

Sweet rolls are sometimes iced and/or contain a sweet filling.{{cite book|author=Wayne Gisslen|title=Professional Baking|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sgvW97aAmAMC&pg=PA112|date=3 March 2008|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-471-78349-7|pages=112–}}{{cite book|author=Peter Reinhart|title=The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=htveL1MPqYMC&pg=PA143|date=6 April 2011|publisher=Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony|isbn=978-1-60774-129-9|pages=143–}} In some traditions, other types of fillings and decoration are used, such as cinnamon, marzipan,{{cite book|author=Edward Gee|title=Bake: Beautiful baking recipes from around the world|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F890CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT657|date=9 February 2016|publisher=Parragon Books Ltd|isbn=978-1-4723-8797-4|pages=657–}} or candied fruit.{{cite book|author1=Patricia Harris|author2=David Lyon|title=Food Lovers' Guide to® Vermont & New Hampshire: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SrWCBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA35|date=3 July 2012|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|isbn=978-0-7627-9440-9|pages=35–}}