Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Instructions
- Add the blueberries, sugar and cornstarch to a medium pot.
- Cook over medium heat for 20-25 minutes until thick and the jam measures out to about 3/4 cup (180 ml).
- Remove from the heat, transfer to a bowl and let the jam cool. Set aside 2 tbsp of jam for the frosting.
- To start, bloom your yeast. Mix your active dry yeast, sugar, and warm milk together and let sit for 10 minutes until foamy on top.
- Next, in a large bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, mix flour, salt, and sugar together.
- To the dry ingredients, add the whisked eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, and softened butter and mix.
- Add in the yeast mixture and mix until everything is blended. Switch to a dough hook and knead on medium speed for 7-10 minutes until the dough pulls away from the edges of the bowl, forms a ball and springs back when pressed.
- Form the dough into a ball. Place the dough in a large, greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel and place in a warm place to rise for 1-1 ½ hours, or until the dough doubles in size.
- While the dough rises, make the filling by mixing butter, brown sugar, white sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt together in a small bowl.
- Grease a 9x13 inch casserole dish and set aside.
- Once the dough has had a chance to rise, punch the dough to release the air, remove it from the bowl and roll it out on a lightly floured surface.
- Roll the dough into about an 18 x 12 inch rectangle. It should be about ¼ inch thick.
- Next, spoon the prepared lemon filling over the dough and spread it evenly with an offset spatula.
- Then, spoon the blueberry jam over the lemon filling and spread it evenly with an offset spatula.
- Roll up the dough tightly into a long log shape starting from the end closest to you.
- Cut off a bit of the ends to make the log even. Cut 12 rolls about 1 ½ inches wide using unflavored floss or a very sharp knife.
- Place the rolls in the greased 9x13 inch casserole dish and pour room temperature heavy cream in between each roll.
- Cover them with plastic wrap and let them proof in a warm spot for about an hour, or until they have doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) about 15 minutes before the rolls are done proofing.
- Once the rolls have proofed, bake for 22-25 minutes, or until a light golden color.
- While they bake, make the cream cheese frosting by adding the softened butter to a medium bowl and mixing it on high speed with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
- Add in the cream cheese and mix until combined on medium speed.
- Sift the powdered sugar into the mixture a little at a time and mix on low speed until all is combined.
- Then add in the lemon zest and blueberry jam and combine on low then high speed until the frosting is fluffy.
- Let the rolls cool for 5 minutes, then cover the warm rolls with the cream cheese icing. Then serve!
