Description
Indulge in the delightful combination of sweet blueberries and tangy lemon with these Blueberry Lemon Sweet Rolls. Soft, fluffy dough swirled with a blueberry filling, topped with a zesty lemon glaze, these rolls are perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
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For the Dough:
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 packet (2 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- zest of 1 lemon
For the Filling:
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
For the Lemon Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon milk
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prepare the Dough: In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Add warm milk, melted butter, egg, and lemon zest. Knead until smooth. Let rise.
- Make the Filling: Cook blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice until thickened. Cool.
- Assemble: Roll dough, spread filling, roll into a log, slice, place in a baking dish. Let rise.
- Bake: Preheat oven, bake rolls until golden.
- Glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, lemon juice, milk, and salt. Drizzle over warm rolls.
Notes
- You can make the dough ahead and refrigerate overnight before the second rise.
- Frozen blueberries work well—just don’t thaw them before cooking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
