Mediterranean Cake Recipes

Ingredients

• •Recipe is my previous post Hawaiian sweet roll dough
• 🧀Lemon Cheesecake filling:
• 🧀1 (8oz) block Softened cream cheese
• 🍋1 lemon Lemon zest
• 🥚1 Large egg
• 🥚1 Egg yolk
• •1/2 tsp Vanilla
• 🥚Egg wash:
• 🥚1 Egg white
• •2 tbsp Honey
• 🍋Lemon Glaze:
• •2 cups Powdered sugar
• 🍋1 lemon Juice of lemon
• •1/2 tsp Vanilla
• •2-4 tbsp Milk

Instructions

1. 1Prepare dough and let rise through the first rise. Recipe for the dough is in my post before this one. Preheat oven to 350.
2. 2In a large bowl, beat cream cheese. Add in all other ingredients and blend until smooth.
3. 3On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough until about 20x15. Dough should be thin.
4. 4Trim edges with a sharp knife or pizza cutter so that you have a (fairly) straight rectangle.
5. 5Cut out 15 squares. You can measure this if you like but I just eyeball it.
6. 6Take a square and pull out each corner, kind of stretching it a little, the folding it so that the tip of the corner is in the middle of the square. When all four corners have been folded in, press them firmly into the dough. Do this with all the squares and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
7. 7In the center of each square, spoon or pipe about 2 tbsp of the cheesecake filling.
8. 8Mix together the egg wash and brush all exposed areas of the dough.
9. 9Bake for 20-25 minutes. Turning the pan half way through. Dough should be golden brown.
10. 10Mix together all glaze ingredients. Starting with 2 tbsp of milk. Glaze should be runny but still thick.
11. 11As soon as you remove the rolls from the oven, using a fork, drizzle glaze over the top.
12. 12Allow to cool for a couple minutes before eating. Enjoy!