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A frosted five spice sweet roll being removed from a Dutch oven.

Five Spice Sweet Rolls Recipe

Kathy Caldwell
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Preparation 20 minutes
Cook 25 minutes
rising 3 hours
Ready in 3 hours 45 minutes
Servings 18
CourseAfternoon Tea
InfluenceNorth American
DifficultyChallenging
MethodBake
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Ingredients

Dough

  • 1 1/2 cups scalded milk
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)
  • 3 7g packets yeast or 2 tablespoons of bulk yeast
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 tablespoons vital wheat gluten (optional)
  • 6 cups all-purpose flour

Five Spice Filling

  • 3/4 cup butter softened
  • Chinese five spice
  • 2 cups brown sugar

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 2 sticks butter
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 pound powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Equipment

  • 1 14 inch Dutch oven

Directions

Dough

  • Scald milk until bubbles form around the outsides edges of the Dutch oven.  Remove from heat and cool in a large bowl. Add butter to scalded milk to cool it down and melt the butter. 
  • In a small dutch oven warm water to 110 degrees and add the yeast and a sprinkle of sugar. Set aside until bubbly. 
  • In a large bowl with the buttered milk add the sugar, eggs, and salt, then beat lightly.  Add in proofed yeast and mix. 
  • Add 4 cups of flour and the gluten.  Mix in more flour as needed until a soft dough is formed. Flour the work surface and knead the dough until smooth. 
  • Place the dough in a buttered bowl and rise until double.
  • Punch down the dough then rise until doubled again. 
  • Butter the work surface and push the dough into a rectangle.  The dough is now ready for the filling.

Five Spice Filling

  • Rub the softened butter all over the dough. 
  • Sprinkle enough five spice to lightly cover the buttered dough then sprinkle over the brown sugar, pushing out evenly to cover all of the dough. 

To Bake

  • Start with a large side for the rectangle and roll it up pinching the dough together to seal the edge.
  • Cut the dough roll into 1-inch (2 1/2 cm) rounds then place into a buttered 14-inch Dutch oven.  Let the dough rise until doubled.
    Tip: If it is cold warm the Dutch oven before adding the rolls to rise.
  • Bake the risen sweet rolls at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). This takes about 25 minutes or until they are brown and cooked through.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Cream softened butter and cream cheese whipping until smooth. 
  • Add the powdered sugar and whip for 12 minutes.   
  • Add the vanilla and lemon juice then whip until well combined.

To Serve

  • Cool the sweet rolls until warm then top them with the cream cheese.