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Lye rolls are a baked specialty in Germany (especially in Bavaria and Swabia) Austria and Switzerland. They are made by glazing bread rolls with a lye solution before baking. The German name is Laugengebäck for any baked good dipped in lye and for rolls specifically Laugensemmel or Kastanie (Bavarian) Laugenweckle (Swabian) or Laugenbrötchen (everywhere else in Germany); Laugenweckerl in Austria; Silserli or Laugenbrötli in Switzerland. In some parts of Asia they are known as Laugen Rolls.
