Raspberry Breakfast Buns

Easter morning had arrived and I began making cinnamon buns. Then I saw the 2 pints of raspberries hidden the in back of the fridge and had an idea ! Why not switch things up and make fresh raspberry breakfast buns instead? And to go a step further, why not top them off with a raspberry cream cheese icing? The results were wonderful!

These are buttery rolls that taste so fresh and light. Perfect for Easter morning!

Let's get started!

Here they are ready to rise 1/2 hr before baking

Baked and ready to be iced !

RECIPE:

WHAT YOU NEED

A bread maker with a dough setting
9X13" baking dish

DOUGH INGREDIENTS

1 large egg at room temperature
1 1/4 cups warm water (80F or 27C)
3 1/2 teaspoons oil (plain vegetable oil works best. I used Becel)
1/3 cup granulated white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 1/2 cups white bread flour
2 teaspoons active dry yeast (I use the type marked for bread maker use)

* melted butter (1/4 cup) and 2-3 tablespoons demerara or turbinado sugar - to be added after rolls have been cut and placed in baking pan

THE FILLING

2 pints fresh raspberries
1/2 cup white sugar or vanilla sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch

THE ICING

1/2 cup cream cheese at room temperature
2 cups sifted icing sugar
4 tablespoons raspberry syrup (set aside while making the filling)


MAKE IT

IN BREAD MAKER, combine all dough ingredients in the order specified (do not add melted butter and demerara/turbinado sugar at this stage) and set to Dough cycle.
This will knead the dough and the allow it to rise for the necessary time
WHILE DOUGH IS RISING, in a large bowl, mash raspberries and sugar.
NEARING the end of the first dough rising stage, remove 4 tablespoons of the raspberry juice which has now pooled at the bottom of the bowl and set aside.
REMOVE 3 more tablespoons of juice and in a small bowl whisk together juice and 1 tsp cornstarch. Add back to berries stirring well to combine
WHEN DOUGH HAS RISEN, flour work surface well and roll out dough into a large rectangle (12" x 16")
SPREAD berry mixture onto rolled dough leaving berry-free 1/4" edge on all sides
ROLL up dough tightly to form a long log and pinch edge together to form a seal
CUT DOUGH evenly into 9 rolls
PLACE in baking pan
BRUSH melted butter over the tops of the rolls.
ALLOW TO RISE 30 minutes, covered with a tea towel, in a warm spot

PREHEAT oven to 350F
WHEN ROLLS HAVE RISEN, sprinkle tops with turbinado or demerara sugar
BAKE 35 MINUTES
PLACE pan on cooling rack and allow to cool 15 MIN before icing

MAKE ICING:
COMBINE all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk on MED speed with electric mixer 2-3 minutes
SPREAD icing over rolls.

DIG IN !

THESE ARE STICKY - A FORK AND KNIFE WORK WELL