Ingredients
Method
- Melt the butter over low heat. Pour it into a bowl with the warm milk, sugar, and yeast. Let it sit for about 10 minutes until foamy and alive-looking.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt, and pink food gel. Pour in the yeast mixture and stir until a shaggy dough forms.
- Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for 8 to 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 to 2 hours until doubled.
- While the dough rises, cook raspberries, sugar, water, and cornflour in a saucepan over low heat until thick and jammy, about 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the jam and diced strawberries. Let cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13 baking dish. Roll dough into a rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. Spread the cooled filling evenly, leaving a small border.
- Roll tightly into a log and cut into 9 to 10 rolls. Place in the dish, cover loosely, and let rise for 40 to 60 minutes until puffy.
- Brush rolls lightly with milk and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add icing sugar and vanilla, then fold in crushed freeze-dried strawberries. Spread over rolls and top with fresh strawberry slices.
Notes
These rolls are pink, soft, messy, and a little over-the-top. Kind of like Valentine’s Day itself. If they’re not perfect the first time, congratulations.
You made them with love, not precision. And honestly, that’s way better.
