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Close-up of lemon blueberry sweet rolls topped with lemon cream cheese frosting and a few blueberries around them.
Alyssa

Lemon Blueberry Sweet Rolls

Soft lemon blueberry sweet rolls filled with a homemade lemon blueberry mixture and topped with lemon cream cheese frosting.
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Servings: 9 servings
Course: Breakfast, Desserts
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dough Ingredients
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup warm milk (2% or whole milk preferred)
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons yeast (quick rise or active yeast)
  • 1 large egg (at room temperature)
  • 1 large egg yolk (at room temperature)
  • ¼ cup butter (melted)
  • 3 ¼ cups bread flour
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
Filling Ingredients
  • 1 ¼ cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract (optional)
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1 batch lemon cream cheese frosting

Method
 

  1. Make the blueberry filling by cooking blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, zest, juice, and extract in a pot until thickened.
  2. Prepare the dough by combining sugar, lemon zest, warm milk, yeast, egg, yolk, and butter in a bowl and mixing well.
  3. Knead the dough until smooth and let it rise until doubled in size.
  4. Roll out the dough, spread the blueberry filling, and roll it tightly before cutting into slices.
  5. Place the rolls in a baking dish, let them rise, then bake until golden.
  6. Prepare the frosting and spread it over the warm rolls before serving.

Notes

Cover the rolls to store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Reheat in the microwave.