sweet roll

Sugary breakfast pastry

A sweet roll is a small pastry made from enriched dough, typically containing sugar, butter, and sometimes eggs, then baked and often glazed or frosted.

Cinnamon rolls are the most common variety, but the category includes sticky buns, honey buns, and various regional specialties: I grabbed a sweet roll and coffee on my way to work.

pastry

dough

Flour-liquid mixture for baking

bake · oven · knead · brioche · danish · croissant · crust · golden · buttery · laminated

varieties

sticky bun

Glazed pastry with pecans

glazed

icing

Sweet cake covering

glossy · shiny · drizzle · coating · caramelized · glistening · cream cheese · powdered sugar · honeyed · syrupy

cinnamon

spice

Plant-derived food flavoring

swirl · filling · gooey · sticky · toasty · autumn · nutmeg · cardamom · molasses · maple

indulgence

treat

Something pleasantly special

comfort · temptation · satisfaction · guilty · delight · reward · splurge · savor · gourmet · cozy

Categories
Opposites
flavor profile in baked goods

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Individual supper bread

savory pastry · sausage roll · bread roll · pretzel · cracker

bread product enrichment and indulgence

sweet rollhardtack

Imperishable unleavened wafer

plain bread · matzo · rustic loaf · peasant bread · baguette

bread type/density

sweet rollbagel

Boiled, then baked roll

hard roll · crusty bread · baguette · sourdough roll · Kaiser roll

Family

roll, sweet, sweets, sweeten, sweetened, sweetener, unsweetened, sweetening, sweeteners

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G