Sweet roll
Baked yeast-leavened dessert or breakfast
A sweet roll or sweet bun refers to any of a number of sweet, baked, yeast-leavened breakfast, snack or dessert foods. They may contain spices, nuts, candied fruits, poppy seeds, etc., and are often glazed or topped with icing. Compared to regular bread dough, sweet roll dough is enriched with sugar, fat and eggs. They are often round, and are small enough to comprise a single serving. These differ from pastries, which are made from a paste-like dough; from cakes, which are typically unleavened or chemically leavened; and from doughnuts, which are deep fried.
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