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Quick Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls

Miche Genest
Servings 8 Rolls

Ingredients
  

  • Dough
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup cold butter diced
  • 1 cup buttermilk yogurt, or milk soured with 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Extra flour
  • Parchment paper for rolling
  • Filling
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
  • 1 Tbsp flour
  • 1 Tbsp melted butter for brushing baked rolls

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Whisk dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Cut in butter with two knives or a pastry blender. Make a well in the centre, add buttermilk, yogurt or milk, and gradually mix in the flour, going in a circle, until a rough dough forms.
  • Knead the dough, briefly, with floured hands—you don’t want to overwork it.
  • Set out parchment paper on a flat surface and sprinkle liberally with flour.
  • Transfer dough to the paper and pat into a rectangle. With a floured rolling pin, roll dough into a rectangle, about 9 inches wide by 13 inches long. Chill while you make the filling.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar. Add cinnamon and whisk again.
  • In another small bowl, toss blueberries with flour.
  • Take the prepared dough from the fridge. Spread brown-sugar mixture over the dough with the back of a spoon or an offset spatula, going right to the edges. Sprinkle the blueberries evenly overtop, pressing them into the filling, and leave a one-inch border from the edges of the dough.
  • Starting from the long end, roll dough onto itself in a tight coil, using the parchment paper to help you, so you end up with a log. (The dough is quite sticky.)
  • Slice log into 8 pieces. Transfer rolls to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and if they’ve gotten squished in the cutting, push them back into shape with your fingers.
  • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown and bubbling. Some of the filling will inevitably leak out onto the parchment paper, but don’t worry, it will caramelize into a delicious, crunchy layer on the bottom of the rolls.
  • Remove from the oven, brush the tops with melted butter and cool rolls on a rack for 10 to 15 minutes. Make yourself a cup of coffee or tea and dig in.