The version we tried with baker's ammonia had a crisper crust, but the flavor of the ammonia lingered a bit, so we went with the traditional baking powder. Cake flour keeps the cookie dough topping nice and tender, egg is a great binder, and a pinch of baking powder gives it just enough puff. My original idea was a snickerdoodle-style cookie, but there are SO many cinnamon-type buns to be had, lemon seemed a different direction to take. Hopefully you Tiger Bread lovers in the crowd will still love us even if we didn't love the bread right away.Īfter a few batches were met with a lukewarm reception, I decided to break tradition and go for a flavored topping with more of a cookie base. Frank, our pastry chef, has Midwestern roots and knows Tiger Bread from way back, but the rest of us were definite neophytes. While the texture has the crunch quality, the flavor of Tiger Bread can be an acquired taste if it's not something you grew up with. Those breads have a yeasted rice flour batter spread over them before baking, and have a very distinctive flavor and texture. Looking at the buns, you may be reminded of classic Dutch Crunch Bread, aka Tiger Bread, Alligator Bread, etc. Quite a few of our taste testers said it was the crunch that kept them coming back for more, not just the amazing flavor. A funky, chunky pavement of lemon topped with the extra crunch of coarse sugar makes for a fantastic taste and texture that keeps you coming back, bite after bite.

A tender and soft sweet dough bun with a crunchy lemon sugar cookie style topping. You would get Lemon Sugar Crunch Buns, that's what. But what would happen if they were to collide head on? Add a little sugar to your favorite dough recipe, and you've got basic sweet dough.

Add a little lemon to your favorite sugar cookie recipe, and you've got lemon cookies.

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