For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (2024)

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Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Cinnamon Sticky Buns Raspberry Jam Sweet Rolls Caramel Apple Monkey Bread Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls St. Lucia Saffron Buns Swedish Coffee Bread (Tea Ring) Orange Breakfast Rolls Overnight Milk Bread Cinnamon Rolls Apple Cinnamon Rolls Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls Povitica Cranberry Orange Scones FAQs
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Draw your family from their slumber on Christmas morning with the smell of freshly baked sweet rolls wafting through the air. Recipes for sticky buns with pecans, all stripes of cinnamon rolls, or St. Lucia buns make Christmas breakfast extra special.

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Rachel Knecht

Rachel Knecht

Rachel Knecht turned her home baking into a career in 2016 when she began working as the head baker at The Greenbean Coffeehouse in Seattle, WA. Afterwards, she started Baking with Rachel (her blog), began teaching kids' cooking classes, and recipe tested for the cookbook "Let's Stay In" by Ashley Rodriguez.

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Sara is a chef, culinary educator, and author of three cookbooks, The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook, Tasting Ohio and The Fruit Forager's Companion. The latter won a 2019 IACP Cookbook Award.

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Updated November 15, 2022

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For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (1)

Decadent and packed full of love, homemade breakfast rolls are the perfect way to start off Christmas morning. The smell of freshly baked rolls is enough to lure the family out of bed or (for the early and ambitious risers) away from their new gifts and over to the table.

Many of these rolls are yeasted, but you can start them the night before and let them rise overnight. Finish them up the next morning and enjoy! If you’re not an early riser you can still enjoy breakfast rolls. Open a few presents to distract yourself while these perfect rolls rise and bake. No matter which sweet roll you choose, your loved ones will be delighted.

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  • Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (2)

    Topped with cream cheese frosting, this recipe makes eight huge cinnamon rolls, but you can cut them to make 12 smaller but still substantial rolls. Refrigerating the dough overnight before shaping the rolls, makes the dough extra easy to work with.

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  • Cinnamon Sticky Buns

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (3)

    Skip the frosting and make these caramel pecan rolls. Be sure to not overcook the pecan topping. You only want the butter to melt before combining and adding to the pan.

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  • Raspberry Jam Sweet Rolls

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (4)

    Use fresh raspberries to make a quick jam filling for these fluffy sweet rolls. Room temperature butter incorporates into the dough quicker than cold butter, so set your butter out an hour before starting.

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  • Caramel Apple Monkey Bread

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (5)

    Kids will love rolling the little balls for these monkey rolls. Apple cider flavored caramel and fresh apples combine for a perfect pair. If you don’t have a bundt pan, no fear, a round cake pan will work but the baking time may be a bit shorter, so keep an eye on them.

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  • Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (6)

    Change up your morning rolls with these pumpkin flavored rolls. Allow to rise overnight and bake off Christmas morning or bake and freeze beforehand and thaw overnight for an easy Christmas breakfast.

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  • Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (7)

    Gluten free? No problem! This recipe offers tips for working with gluten free dough so you can enjoy soft, tender cinnamon rolls worthy of a second helping.

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  • St. Lucia Saffron Buns

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (8)

    Saffron infused sweet bread is shaped into a lovely “S” and baked with a golden raisin tucked into each end. If using ground cardamom, substitute 1/2 teaspoon for the whole pods.

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  • Swedish Coffee Bread (Tea Ring)

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (9)

    Impress family with this almond paste, cinnamon and cardamom filled sweet bread. Half the recipe and make a braided bread for a smaller gathering.

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  • Orange Breakfast Rolls

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (10)

    A kiss of orange zest and a juice-enriched glaze make these bright and cheerful rolls exactly the thing for big-time Christmas morning vibes.

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  • Overnight Milk Bread Cinnamon Rolls

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (11)

    The Japanese technique of cooking flour and liquid before adding it to the dough makes for the fluffiest, moistest rolls you can imagine. Prep the rolls on Christmas Eve while you dream of the cinnamon swirls to come.

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  • Apple Cinnamon Rolls

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (12)

    Bits of fresh apple enliven a generously spiced cinnamon sugar filling. What goes better with cinnamon than apples, after all?

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  • Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (13)

    If you have a sourdough starter going, there's no better use for your discard than these light and just-tangy-enough sourdough cinnamon rolls. They get a boost from commercial yeast and are easy to bake on your busy pre-Christmas timeline.

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  • Povitica

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (14)

    Okay, okay. This impressive swirled loaf does not qualify as a roll recipe. But how can you resist? Povitica has Easter European origins and remains beloved in American communities with large populations that celebrate their Easter European heritage.

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  • Cranberry Orange Scones

    For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (15)

    Oh snap! Did you drift away to visions of sugar plums before you got to Christmas Eve kneading? No worries. These cranberry-studded scones come together quickly for those who prefer to snooze a little longer. It's why it's called quick bread, after all.

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For the Best Christmas Morning Ever, Bake These Breakfast Roll Recipes (2024)

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What is a breakfast roll in Ireland? ›

A breakfast roll is an Irish speciality that combines all the ingredients of breakfast in one loaf! Baguette or burger bun: it doesn't matter… The idea behind this amazing sandwich is to eat quickly on the go! A meal generally served in the country's snack bars, takeaways and even some fast-food outlets like Supermacs!

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What to serve with cinnamon rolls for breakfast? ›

The best side dishes to serve with cinnamon rolls are almond milk yogurt, fondue, chocolate mousse, hot chocolate, peach cobbler, apple crisp, scrambled egg, pumpkin spice latte, fresh fruits, saffron rice, green beans casserole, caramel ice cream, vanilla ice cream, caramel corn, eggnog, and strawberry yogurt.

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What's in a breakfast roll? ›

A breakfast roll typically consists of a bread roll or baguette containing one or more fillings such as sausages, bacon, white or black pudding, butter, mushrooms, tomatoes and tomato sauce or brown sauce. In some cases a hash brown or fried egg may be added; these fillings vary between cooks and restaurants.

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What are breakfast rolls called? ›

Sweet roll, also called a breakfast roll (chiefly US) – can refer to a variety of sweet, yeast-leavened breakfast breads or dessert foods.

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What is the difference between a morning bun and a cinnamon roll? ›

Contrary to cinnamon rolls, which are typically made with a rich, heavy dough, the flaky croissant-like dough used here lends itself to more of a pastry texture. I love how easily the recipe came together – the initial mixing, rolling and filling took less than 45 minutes.

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Why do you pour milk over cinnamon rolls? ›

Julie Clark, the blogger behind the website, notes that after years of research, she discovered that the key to getting perfectly gooey rolls is to “pour heavy cream over the cinnamon buns before baking. THIS is the secret ingredient and what makes the rolls rich and gooey.”

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Are cinnamon rolls and cinnamon buns the same thing? ›

Structurally, cinnamon buns share the same spiral shape. They are sometimes thinner and more delicate. The most significant difference between cinnamon rolls and cinnamon buns is the inclusion of nuts. Cinnamon buns often have pecans, walnuts, or even raisins in the filling.

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What is a typical Irish breakfast? ›

All full Irish breakfasts include some or all of the following: Bacon, sausages, baked beans, eggs, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, and perhaps some cooked leftover potatoes made into a hash or a bubble and squeak. There will also be toast, butter, marmalade, and lots of tea to drink.

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What is a traditional breakfast in Ireland? ›

A traditional full Irish breakfast comprises bacon, sausage, eggs, potatoes, beans, soda bread or toast, tomatoes, mushrooms, and white or black pudding. For those wondering, black pudding coagulates the pig's blood into a sausage form. The white pudding is simply a pork sausage, usually flat.

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What do Irish call a roll? ›

A blaa /blɑː/, or Waterford Blaa, is a doughy, white bread bun (roll) speciality, particularly associated with Waterford, Ireland.

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What do they call a bread roll in Ireland? ›

“They actually ask for a bap but it depends—we have a soft bap or scotch rolls, crusty rolls are known as Belfast baps, crusty like a tiger loaf.” “To me, bread rolls are a bap.” In Ireland a roll or a bap is commonplace.

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