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Lemon Pull-Apart


These lemon pull a-parts are easy to make and are a satisfying snack for that afternoon coffee break or a great addition to your brunch menu. You use a biscuit dough for this recipe and it doesn't take very long to put together.
  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 2 eggs
  • Buttermilk 
  1. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  2. Using a pastry blender cut butter into dry ingredients.
  3. Crack eggs into a cup, add enough buttermilk to fill 1 cup. Lightly mix eggs and buttermilk with a fork.
  4. Pour into bowl with dry ingredients.
  5. Mix only until flour is incorporated, handle as little as possible to make light biscuits. The dough will be sticky and in order to roll into balls you might need to add a wee bit of flour. The dough should still be slightly sticky.
  6. Scoop pieces of dough and roll into 17 balls.
  7. Roll each ball into following mixture: 
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts, I used pecans
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  1. Combine ingredients and roll the balls of dough in this mixture.
  2. Place in a greased 9" round pie pan.
  3. Bake in a 400º oven for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
  4. Invert pan immediately on a plate.
  5. Cool slightly and drizzle with glaze:
Glaze:
1 cup icing sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

31 comments:

  1. These look so good I am going to make them today. I love anything lemon.

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  2. LEMMMMMON! My mom's gonna be jealous when she finds out what I tried after supper yesterday. Mmmm lemoney goodness!

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  3. These look amazing! Going to try them next time all the kids are home for the weekend...hubby and I don't need to eat the whole batch.

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  4. I made these and they are soooo good. I cut the butter into the dry mixture before adding the wet ingredients. I didnt see that step in the instructions, so I hope that was correct. Thanks for the recipe God Bless

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  5. Oh my goodness...I can hardly even look at these. My mouth is watering. I will definitely be trying this recipe. Lemon is one of my favourites. Thanks!

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  6. Oh this looks wonderful. I love biscuits and this is an awesome way to dress them up.

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  7. Betty...those look yummy! Cleaver girl you are to dress up a simple biscuit. Lemony goodness.

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  8. Wonder full! Makes my heart sing when I see this beautiful picture.
    We cannot wait to mix it up!

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  9. Oh, can't wait to try this! Thanks for yet another wonderful recipe.

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  10. Oh those look like sunshine on a winter day!

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  11. They are so yummy! Alison brought the left overs to work and heated them up. They are amazing!

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  12. Had to print that one right away! Looks amazing!

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  13. Can't wait to try...making them tomorrow!!!

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  14. WOW! Sour Biscuit with a twist! Looks simple enough. Yummy! I am going to try these in the am. Give my glucose a jump start.

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  15. My husband loves anything lemon. He is going to love these. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  16. I love lemon anything so these look heavenly. Can't wait to make these for my Mom because she loves lemony foods, too. I've never been to your blog before but I know it's good because I see it mentioned on other blogs. I will be back often.-------- Shannon

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  17. They look amazing. Rainy day today, perfect for baking!

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  18. oooooh kailanicole...I did get to taste and even got to bring the rest to some of my lucky co-workers! Super big thanks to my lemon loving Mother! xo

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  19. Made these last night for dessert. They were a hit and it's nice that they can be an easy dessert with ingredients I have on hand.

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  20. Can you send some to my house???

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  21. Thanks for the great idea! I tried a twist on them today and make them with pumpkin puree & spices, then glazed with milk and cinnamon instead of the lemon juice. Yum!
    -Melanie

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  22. These looks so wonderful! I love lemon....Going to try them soon!

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  23. I have followed your blog for about a year or so. These Lemon Pull-Aparts just screamed at me to try them! So I made them this morning, but I halved the recipe as there are only two of us. I also added a little lemon extract to the liquid ingredients and they were so good! I will be making them many times. Thank you for this recipe. If you would like to see a photo these on my blog,go here http://farmpath.blogspot.com/

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  24. Made these yesterday, and they turned out delicious!! When I rolled the dough into balls, I used very little flour. Then found the sugar/pecan mixture didn't want to stick well to them. I forgot the glaze and didn't even miss it...sweet enough without it.
    Thanks ladies, for keeping up your website.

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  25. I just wanted to let you know that I made this for my friend's birthday the other day and they were just raving about it. I have one baking in my oven as I type this to bring to my bible study group tonight. Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipe.

    Blessings,

    Laura

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  26. Lemon is my chocolate; I can't get enough of it. And no question, once I ate one, I couldn't get enough of them. Lem-YUMMY!!!

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  27. Our church had refreshments after the Sunday Easter service, and here was a platter of your lemon pull aparts! Well, I tried them and loved them. Thankfully the kitchen gal said the recipe is from you gals (and I have tried some of your recipes before) so I found this recipe and plan to make them real soon. Love your blogs, and photos! Thanks for a wonderful job and God Bless (from a Mennonite gal).

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  28. I made these up substituting gluten free flour and added a little xanthan gum. The dough was nice to work
    with and they turned out fine. The lemon flavour makes them a specially nice bread to serve. Thanks.

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  29. Could you make these at night and bake for breakfast the next day?

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  30. They look wonderful! I love all of your recipes...

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  31. Thank you for sharing your recipes. I love anything lemon and a lot of the girls that I work with do also. I am new to Pintrest and am enjoying all the folks that are using this way to share their great recipes and ideas for doing things that families can share and pass down from generation to generation.

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