Blueberry Lemon Candy Rolls – Sally’s Baking Habit

These blueberry lemon candy rolls are gentle, fluffy, and bursting with do-it-yourself blueberry filling. The dough has a shiny lemon taste and after baking, you’ll high them with a tangy-sweet lemon cream cheese icing. They’re like a summery, fruity twist on my in a single day cinnamon rolls, and are good for once you need to transcend the fundamentals.

This recipe is dropped at you in partnership with Crimson Star Yeast.

I initially revealed this recipe in 2013 and have since added new pictures, a couple of extra success suggestions, and I’ve additionally made a couple of small enhancements to the filling, that are mirrored within the printable recipe beneath.

So A lot to Love About These Blueberry Candy Rolls

• Rolls are gentle and fluffy, with a jammy blueberry swirl that *caramelizes* on the underside!
• Recent, flavorful, and deliciously buttery
• Topped with creamy lemon cream cheese icing
• Approachable for yeast learners
• Wonderful make-ahead, freezer-friendly recipe

This dough is predicated on the identical method as my simple cinnamon rolls, with the addition of recent lemon zest for taste. Whereas the unique dough follows a single-rise methodology after shaping, this model features a bulk fermentation step earlier than shaping. That preliminary rise permits the dough to develop extra construction and ends in a lighter, fluffier candy roll texture. (You may completely add the first bulk fermentation rise to the cinnamon roll model, too!)

Key Substances to Use for the Dough:

Right here’s my #1 tip: I like to recommend utilizing a robust and reliable yeast like Platinum Yeast from Crimson Star. It’s a premium on the spot yeast that barely shortens rise time and consists of pure dough strengtheners to make yeast baking extra foolproof. Something that makes the method simpler is a win in my e-book! (In case you’re utilizing lively dry yeast, see the recipe Be aware for changes.)

Right here’s the remainder of the lineup of substances:

1. Flour: Flour gives the dough construction. All-purpose flour is finest for these lemon candy rolls. You possibly can additionally use bread flour—the rolls will likely be chewier.
2. Sugar: You want white granulated sugar within the dough, each for taste and to feed the yeast. You’ll additionally use some sugar within the blueberry filling, too.
3. Salt: For taste, and to stability the candy.
4. Lemon: A little bit lemon zest provides taste to the dough, and also you’ll want juice for the filling and the icing. Be sure to have a citrus zester.
5. Entire milk: Entire milk is good for the richest-tasting candy rolls. Buttermilk works simply as properly with none adjustments to the recipe. Many readers have efficiently substituted nondairy milks. In a pinch, you should utilize low-fat milk, however keep away from utilizing nonfat milk.
6. Butter: It is a wealthy dough, that means it has fats to assist assure softness.
7. Egg: Like butter, an egg guarantees a softer, richer dough. It additionally works to bind substances collectively.
8. Recent Blueberries: For the filling!

Are You a Yeast Newbie?

This Baking with Yeast Information is a superb start line. I reply many widespread yeast FAQs in easy-to-understand explanations, so you possibly can be taught the fundamentals earlier than starting.

Blueberry Candy Roll Dough

Step one is to combine flour, sugar, salt, and lemon zest collectively. After that, heat the milk and butter collectively, after which whisk within the yeast till it has dissolved. Then you recognize it may well begin working its magic in your dough! Pour this combination over the dry substances, add the egg after which combine every little thing collectively. You don’t want a stand mixer for this recipe, although you can actually use one if desired.

Switch the dough to your work floor, after which knead by hand for 3–5 minutes till it’s gentle and easy. My video tutorial for Find out how to Knead Dough is useful right here.

Cowl and let the dough rise for about an hour or 2. Throughout this time, you possibly can put together the filling and let it cool.

Recipe Replace: Blueberry Filling

The unique model of this recipe, one I developed early in my yeast-baking journey, used frozen blueberries tossed with a little bit of sugar and cornstarch. Whereas the flavour was nice, the big, icy berries prevented the formed rolls from rising correctly as a result of they had been too chilly. (This isn’t a difficulty in my raspberry candy rolls, since frozen raspberries are a lot smaller.)

So my workforce and I revisited the recipe. We experimented with chopping the frozen blueberries, however that didn’t clear up the issue. We additionally examined a cooked blueberry sauce because the filling, nevertheless it turned out far too runny and messy to work properly within the dough.

Recent, raw blueberries didn’t yield the correct texture both!

The very best resolution? A thick do-it-yourself blueberry jam. It’s easy—no pectin required. Simply prepare dinner down recent blueberries (frozen ones launched an excessive amount of liquid), sugar, and a splash of lemon juice till thickened. As soon as cooled, the jam is completely spreadable and bakes fantastically. In actual fact, it’s the identical filling as my lemon blueberry babka.

Let’s Form the Blueberry Lemon Candy Rolls

Punch down the dough to launch the air, after which roll out the dough to a rectangle that’s roughly 9×14 inches. Unfold the cooled blueberry filling on high. Roll up the dough, after which use a pointy knife to slice the log into 9 to 12 rolls.

Place them in a calmly greased pan, reminiscent of a 9-inch or 10-inch sq. or spherical pan. The pictured pan is a Wilton model pan that’s not accessible at many retailers, however here’s a related 9-inch pan. You possibly can additionally use a 9-inch pie dish, reminiscent of this Pyrex glass pan. 9 bigger rolls match properly within the sq. pan and you may often match 10 to 12 smaller rolls in a spherical pan.

Loosely cowl the pan of blueberry candy rolls, and let rise for 1 hour or till they’ve doubled in dimension:

Then it’s time to bake the rolls till golden brown on high. They odor unimaginable within the oven! I can’t wait so that you can expertise it, too.

Lemon Cream Cheese Icing

I take advantage of the identical lemon cream cheese icing that I pair with my lemon candy rolls. It’s creamy, flavorful, and the right crowning glory. Right here’s what you’ll want:

In case you choose a lighter topping, use the lemon glaze from my strawberry candy rolls recipe as an alternative.

These blueberry lemon candy rolls are proof {that a} basic bake can at all times be reimagined, and particularly with berries and citrus are concerned!

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