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Pistachio Cardamom Rolls
Cardamom, orange, brown sugar, and pistachio rolls brushed with honey syrup.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8 rolls
Ingredients
Dough and lamination
- 1 batch pizza dough use 1 of the 4 portions, or about 1/4 of the batch
- 1/2 cup frozen butter grated
Filling
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 2 tsp orange zest plus more for topping
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachios, raw unsalted
Honey syrup
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 green cardamom pods
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- 1/2 vanilla bean
Topping
- 1/3 cup finely chopped pistachios
- A little extra orange zest
Instructions
Prepare Dough
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Roll the dough out to about 1/2 inch thick. Scatter the grated frozen butter over the top.
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Fold the dough into thirds horizontally, then into thirds vertically. Roll it out again into a large rectangle.
Fill, Roll, and Cut
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Stir together the softened butter, brown sugar, cardamom, orange zest, and salt. Spread it over the dough, then sprinkle with the 1/2 cup pistachios.
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Roll up the dough into a log and cut it into 8 rolls.
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Place the rolls in a greased 9x13 baking dish. Let them rise for 30 minutes.
Bake and Serve
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Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes, until golden.
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While the rolls bake, simmer the honey, water, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, and vanilla bean gently in a small saucepan. Remove from heat and let it cool and steep.
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Brush the honey syrup over the rolls as soon as they come out of the oven. Sprinkle with the 1/3 cup pistachios and a little more orange zest.