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Blueberry Maple Pecan Cinnamon Buns

[heart_this] · Aug 9, 2010 · 59 Comments

Blueberry Maple Pecan Cinnamon Buns

The farmers market was absolutely overflowing with cheap local blueberries this weekend and I picked up a lot of them. Although I will finish a lot of them off for breakfast on plain yogurt with a touch of maple syrup, I wanted to do something with them and I knew exactly what. I had been wanting to try doing a cinnamon bun stuffed with fruit or berries and I had originally planned on trying it with strawberries but they disappeared just before I got the chance and a blueberry version now sounded even better. The idea was basically to make cinnamon buns and where you add blueberries to the cinnamon layer before rolling them up. I figured that wild blueberries would be perfect for these cinnamon buns as they were smaller and rolling them up would be easier. I could have just gone with that but I kept thinking about how much I like the blueberry and maple flavour combination and so I decided to replace the sugar in the cinnamon layer with maple sugar and I then mixed some maple syrup into the cream cheese glaze. While I was adding things, I could not resist also adding some chopped pecans which also pair well with blueberries.
The blueberry maple pecan cinnamon buns turned out so amazingly well! I really liked how the blueberries in the cinnamon layer baked up in the buns with many of them bursting and spreading their blueberry goodness even further. The blueberry, maple pecan flavour combination was definitely a winner and it went perfectly in the light and fluffy buns. You can bake the cinnamon buns in several different ways to get different results. You can either leave them with lots of room to spread out when they bake or you can pack they in tightly next to each other to get thicker buns. I baked most of mine in a spring form pan and I put the extras in ramekins and the ones that were baked in the ramekins were my favourites by far.

Blueberry Maple Pecan Cinnamon Buns

Blueberry Maple Pecan Cinnamon Buns

Prep Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes Servings: 12
ingredients
  • 1 recipe basic sweet yeast dough (see below)
  • 1/2 cups maple sugar (or white or brown)
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 cup wild blueberries
  • 1/2 cup pecans (toasted and chopped)
  • 1 batch maple cream cheese glaze (see below)
directions
  1. Punch down the dough. and knead for 30 seconds.
  2. Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  3. Roll out the dough on a floured surface into a 24″ by 12″ rectangle.
  4. Mix the sugar and the cinnamon and sprinkle it onto the dough followed by the blueberries and pecans.
  5. Roll the dough into a log and pinch and cut it into 12 even slices.
  6. Arrange the buns in a greased pan, cover in plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
  7. Bake in a 375F/190C preheated oven until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
  8. Top the buns with the glaze and enjoy.
Basic Sweet Yeast Dough

Basic Sweet Yeast Dough

Prep Time: 1 hour 50 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes Servings: 12
ingredients
  • 1/4 cup water (warm)
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs (room temperature)
  • 1/3 cup butter (melted)
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 1/4 cups flour
directions
  1. Mix the water, yeast and sugar into a large bowl and let it sit until foamy, about 10 minutes.
  2. Add the sugar, eggs, butter, sour cream, vanilla, salt and 2 cups of flour and mix for 2 minutes at medium or 200 strokes by hand.
  3. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
  4. Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough until smooth, about 5 minutes. (The dough should feel soft and buttery and not sticky.)
  5. Place the dough in a greased the bowl, cover with a damp towel and let the dough rise until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Maple Cream Cheese Glaze

Maple Cream Cheese Glaze

Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Servings: 6
ingredients
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup (or to taste)
directions
  1. Beat the maple syrup into the cream cheese until it reaches hte desired consistency.
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Comments

  1. Ciao Chow Linda says

    August 9, 2010 at 10:58 am

    Wow Kevin – How I'd love to be eating that for breakfast right now.

    Reply
  2. Lauren says

    August 9, 2010 at 11:21 am

    Stunning! These cinnamon buns look absolutely delectable :).

    Reply
  3. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    August 9, 2010 at 11:33 am

    Droolworthy! Sweet yeast goods are terrific!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  4. chriesi says

    August 9, 2010 at 11:36 am

    What a lovely photo and so delicious!

    Reply
  5. Recipe for Delicious says

    August 9, 2010 at 11:43 am

    Kevin, if I hadn't just eaten a slice of key-lime curd pie for breakfast, I might die right now. Instead, I will just covet your cinnamon buns like a normal person. They look gorgeous!

    Reply
  6. Jacqueline says

    August 9, 2010 at 11:46 am

    I love the way blueberries burst and oooze whilst baking, just gorgeous. I wouldn't mind one of those buns right now Kevin 🙂

    Reply
  7. Belinda @zomppa says

    August 9, 2010 at 11:59 am

    This looks too good to eat! (Well, ok, I would happily eat it).

    Reply
  8. Jasmine says

    August 9, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    Gosh Kevin, I can feel the calories already! But they;ll be so worth it!

    Reply
  9. Les rêves d'une boulangère (Brittany) says

    August 9, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    Hands down AMAZING!
    Following your blog now :O

    Reply
  10. Grumpy and HoneyB says

    August 9, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    absolutely gorgeous! almost too pretty to even think of eating. almost…

    Reply
  11. Fuat Gencal says

    August 9, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    Hayırlı haftalar. Çok leziz ve iştah açıcı görünüyor. Ellerinize,emeğinize sağlık.

    Saygılar.

    Reply
  12. Cami says

    August 9, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Thanks for receipt. Tomorow i do it. Habe a nice Week. Cami from Hamburg.

    Reply
  13. Paula says

    August 9, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    looks sooo good…

    Reply
  14. The Urban Baker says

    August 9, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    I love the idea of blueberries! I could use one of these right now

    Reply
  15. CV writing service says

    August 9, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    mmm that looks so nice, I been thinking what to cook tonight thanks for the recipe

    Reply
  16. blackbookkitchendiaries says

    August 9, 2010 at 3:46 pm

    OMG! how amaizing! you are so talented and what lovely pictures!! I need to make this now. thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  17. the chirpy bird says

    August 9, 2010 at 4:12 pm

    How can I get that in my mouth immediately! Absolute perfection and torture at the same time!
    xo tash

    Reply
  18. Marjie says

    August 9, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    Those cinnamon buns look just delicious. You've hit some of my favorite flavors with this one.

    Reply
  19. screwdestiny says

    August 9, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    Oh my goodness, I'm drooling. I am just dying to try one of these *right now*! But I don't have the ingredients. 🙁 And I don't even really like cinnamon buns but these looking effing AMAZING!

    Reply
  20. sweetersalt says

    August 9, 2010 at 5:35 pm

    These look perfect – so delicious!

    Reply
  21. Kathy - Panini Happy says

    August 9, 2010 at 9:32 pm

    Oh my goodness these sound perfect! I had a failed attempt at cinnamon buns last month I'm ready to redeem myself. I'll definitely try your tip about the ramekins.

    Reply
  22. ALIMENTA says

    August 9, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    MMMMmmmmm…MMMMMmmmm..MMMMMmmm..!!

    Reply
  23. Kerry says

    August 9, 2010 at 11:19 pm

    Oh my goodness, I want to eat this immediately. These look delicious!

    Reply
  24. Adriana says

    August 10, 2010 at 1:15 am

    Came across your blog through Tastespotting! SUCH great recipes! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  25. janet says

    August 10, 2010 at 1:46 am

    OH MY GOSH! These are gorgeous and make my tummy rumble because they sound so delicious! I need to find myself some blueberries NOW. 🙂

    Reply
  26. NW Mom says

    August 10, 2010 at 2:00 am

    This is why you are such a good cook: You think of things I would never think of, which then seem so obvious I almost want to smack my forehead! Cinnamon buns cooked in ramekins — brilliant! Fruit with cinnamon buns — fruit other than raisins — again, brilliant! Maple with blueberries. Oh, my gosh. Thanks for another great, creative post.

    Reply
  27. The Duo Dishes says

    August 10, 2010 at 3:28 am

    Decadent! All we need now is a glass of milk.

    Reply
  28. Cakebrain says

    August 10, 2010 at 4:47 am

    I just purchased a clamshell full of those cheap blueberries you're talking about! what a deal! It's sheer genius to incorporate them in a cinnamon bun…what a great idea! looks delicious!

    Reply
  29. Anonymous says

    August 10, 2010 at 5:22 am

    that is heavenly looking to me…

    Reply
  30. Joanne says

    August 10, 2010 at 10:20 am

    These are mindbogglingly good! I think you made a good call with the blueberries…strawberries may have been too wet.

    Reply
  31. bellini valli says

    August 10, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    I love the idea of blueberries in my cinnamon buns Kevin!

    Reply
  32. NaughtyLola says

    August 10, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    That sounds sooo good and I have this great bread pudding recipe that I use left over cinnamon buns for and this would just take it over the top I think!

    Reply
  33. Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul says

    August 10, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    Beautifully plated…mouth-watering goodness!

    Carmen

    Reply
  34. eatme_delicious says

    August 10, 2010 at 4:54 pm

    What a picture perfect cinnamon roll!

    Reply
  35. Liv Wan says

    August 10, 2010 at 6:30 pm

    I love cinnamon buns and your blueberry maple pecan cinnamon buns must be the tastiest one I've ever seen in my life 😀 I must try your recipe sometime and thank you for sharing this cool recipe.

    Reply
  36. Jaime says

    August 10, 2010 at 6:35 pm

    mmmm nothing i love more than cinnamon buns!

    Reply
  37. We Are Not Martha says

    August 10, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    These look amazing! I was just trying to figure out what to make for brunch on Saturday and now I'm considering these 🙂

    Sues

    Reply
  38. Savannah, Acts of Sweetness Ambassador says

    August 10, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    Kevin, these cinnamon buns looks amazing! A perfect option for brunch.

    The Acts of Sweetness team would love it if you ever felt like sharing this (or any other yummy recipe) from your blog with our online baking community at: http://www.facebook.com/redpathsugar?ref=ts

    We're always looking for recipe swaps and photos! It would be great to see your creations!

    We're also running a contest to win tickets to see the Cake Boss' Buddy Valastro in Toronto. You can enter through our facebook site that I linked to above.
    🙂

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  39. Cheryl says

    August 10, 2010 at 7:28 pm

    Kevin, all I can say is wow! gorgeous!

    Reply
  40. Butterfly says

    August 10, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    OMG this looks delicious!!

    Reply
  41. Anonymous says

    August 10, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    This IS THE BEST photo and recipe i have seen today. Thank you for this post..

    Reply
  42. Chef Fresco says

    August 10, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    Beautiful photo Kevin! They look delicious!

    Reply
  43. Katie @ goodLife {eats} says

    August 11, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    This looks amazing! I can't wait to give it a try. I have actually been craving a cinnamon roll type treat lately. Beautiful photo too, I saved it as a favorite on foodgawker.

    Reply
  44. Jane says

    August 11, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    Wow! That is one truly glorious cinnamon bun, taken to new heights. And your photos are just beautiful, too.

    Reply
  45. Anonymous says

    August 11, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    Oh, my goodness… If I could jump into my computer and pluck that out, I would. Holy cow, that looks so good!

    Reply
  46. Marisa says

    August 12, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    Just to say your photos are really looking amazing these days!

    Reply
  47. Eldon says

    August 12, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    I just made these this morning for breakfast. So amazing! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  48. Kelsey says

    August 13, 2010 at 1:34 am

    maple cream cheese? heaven!

    Reply
  49. Avanika [YumsiliciousBakes] says

    August 13, 2010 at 9:01 am

    Yum Kevin!! Gorgeous blueberries! And maple cream cheese? That's sin on a plate!

    Reply
  50. meeso says

    August 13, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    Awesome… When are we going to see you on Food Network!

    Reply
  51. Jamie says

    August 15, 2010 at 7:36 am

    That picture is gorgeous and the buns are just wonderful. Great flavors, perfect buns! Sadly blueberries are never cheap in France but would really be great in a sweet bread like this.

    Reply
  52. Bren says

    August 15, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    you never disappoint, Kevin! I'm with Rosa! Totally drool-worthy! Score.

    Reply
  53. Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction says

    August 16, 2010 at 12:09 am

    Yum! These look wonderful… I'm tempted to make them for breakfast tomorrow. Now, do I have all of the ingredients?

    Reply
  54. Brilynn says

    August 16, 2010 at 8:25 am

    Those look absolutely amazing! I've got some challah dough in the fridge that I was going to turn into cinnamon buns but now I might reconsider and add some blueberries and maple into the mix, awesome!

    Reply
  55. Anonymous says

    August 16, 2010 at 6:25 pm

    A cinnamon bun is yum.
    A pecan cinnamon bun is even better. A blueberry maple pecan cinnamon bun, however, has to be out of this world delicious! 🙂

    Reply
  56. Malin says

    August 17, 2010 at 10:56 pm

    My God, that looks delicious! :O

    Reply
  57. Pro-Portional says

    August 20, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    These look tremendous. I think this will have to be the next thing to make my husband for breakfast!
    Thanks so much for posting.

    Reply
  58. Julia says

    August 24, 2010 at 2:17 am

    I just made these and ate them all lovely and warm from the oven. They were soooooo yummy! Thank you for sharing yet another amazing recipe 🙂

    Reply
  59. Sunshinemom says

    September 25, 2010 at 4:06 am

    Kevin, thanks for participating in DMBLGIT, Sept., 2010 edition. I just had pancakes and seeing this makes my breakfast really boring!

    Reply

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