Blueberry-Orange Rolls

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Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Additional Time: 2 hrs 40 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 rolls

Ingredients

  1. ¼ cup warm water
  2. 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  3. 1 teaspoon white sugar
  4. ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  5. ½ cup white sugar
  6. 1 cup whole milk
  7. ¼ cup orange juice
  8. 2 large eggs
  9. 5 cups bread flour
  10. 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  11. 1 cup white sugar
  12. 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
  13. ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  14. 1 cup fresh blueberries
  15. 2 cups powdered sugar
  16. 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
  17. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  18. 2 teaspoons grated orange zest

Instructions

  1. Prepare dough: Mix together warm water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon sugar. Set aside for 5 to 10 minutes. Whisk flour and salt together in a separate bowl.
  2. Beat 1/2 cup butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in sugar. Mix in milk, orange juice, and eggs until just blended. Add in yeast mixture and mix until incorporated. Slowly mix in flour mixture until a dough forms.
  3. Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Transfer dough ball into a greased bowl; turn dough once so that both sides are lightly greased. Cover and leave in a dark, warm, draft-free area until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
  4. Punch dough down and roll back out on a heavily floured surface into a 12×22-inch rectangle.
  5. Prepare filling: Mix sugar and orange zest with a fork in a bowl until well combined. Spread butter evenly across the dough, leaving 3/4 inch space around the edge. Sprinkle sugar-orange zest mixture over top, then sprinkle with blueberries.
  6. Starting at the the long edge, roll dough into a log; cut log into sixteen 1- to 1 1/2-inch pieces. Put rolls into greased round cake pans and let rise again in a dark, warm, draft-free area until approximately doubled in size, 30 to 60 minutes.
  7. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  8. Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are golden brown on topped and fully baked in the center of the coil, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on wire racks for 5 minutes.
  9. Prepare glaze: Mix powdered sugar, orange juice, butter, and orange zest until a glaze is formed. Drizzle over warm rolls.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 413 kcal
Carbohydrate 65 g
Cholesterol 59 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 6 g
Saturated Fat 9 g
Sodium 378 mg
Sugars 37 g
Fat 15 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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