Wild blueberries ‘blåbær‘, usually known as European bilberries, develop abundantly all by means of the nation and ripen in mid-July lasting for just some weeks. Choosing them can develop proper right into a day’s practice with buckets stuffed to the brim, although in addition to they provide a satisfying snack alongside a mountaineering route or whereas passing by. When coming residence with a bounty, fingers and mouths stained reddish-purple are an precise testomony to the fruits of the labor.
Having a beautiful quantity of untamed blueberries out there means a complete lot of concepts for probably the greatest methods to utilize them. So, it was solely time ahead of I made a batch of those wild blueberry buns (blåbærboller) – a jammy blueberry filling snuggled into my go-to candy cardamom dough. The tartness of the berries come out ever-so-slightly offering a satisfying stability to the sugary topping.
Boller, or candy buns, are a staple baked good correct proper right here in Norway and supply the potential for a myriad of flavors and shapes. I completely profit from highlighting the seasons with every batch and these wild blueberry buns actually seize the flavour of the Norwegian woods presently of 12 months. Although, with such a bounty of freshly picked wild blueberries, there’s all the time reasonably masses to freeze for later use. That means, these buns is probably made with every updated or frozen wild blueberries, or frequent blueberries when it’s possible you’ll’t entry the wild ones, making them a year-round deal with!
Profit from these after they’ve cooled barely, they’ll be delicate and heat with a wonderful, candy and tangy kind. The buttery sugar topping offers such a shocking texture, nonetheless be at liberty to substitute with some confectioners’ sugar or an easy glaze.
Bilberry ‘Wild Blueberry’ Buns (blåbærboller)
Makes 12 buns
For the buns:
- 1 ¼ cups (300 ml) full milk
- 4 cups plus 2 tablespoons (500 g) all-purpose flour, sifted
- 6 tablespoons (75 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons (¼ ounce (7 g)) on the spot yeast
- 1 ½ teaspoons flooring cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 massive egg, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup (75 g) frivolously salted butter, lower into small objects
For the wild blueberry filling:
- 2 ½ cups (250 g) wild blueberries, frozen or updated
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
To complete:
- Butter, melted
- Granulated sugar
For the buns, in a small saucepan, warmth the milk over low warmth till lukewarm.
In a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, mix the flour, sugar, yeast, cardamom, and salt. Add the lukewarm milk and egg. Knead on low for 8 minutes. Add the butter and knead on medium for about 5 minutes additional, or till the dough is likely to be very elastic and considerably moist. Swap the dough to frivolously buttered bowl, cowl with a tea towel, and let rise in a heat spot for about 1 hour, or till doubled in dimension.
For the filling, in a medium saucepan, put together dinner dinner the wild blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice over medium-high warmth, stirring typically, for about 15 to twenty minutes or till thickened. Put aside to loosen up.
As rapidly as a result of the dough has doubled in dimension, line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
On a frivolously floured flooring, utilizing a rolling pin and extra flour as wanted to forestall sticking, roll out the dough into a large rectangle that measures roughly 20 x 15 inches (50 x 38 cm). Unfold the filling evenly all by means of the dough all the best way through which by which to the sides. Beginning on thought-about considered one of many extended sides, roll the dough all through the filling to type an extended, roughly 20 inch (50 cm), log. Utilizing a pointy knife, lower the log crosswise into 12 equal dimension buns. Place the buns on the ready baking sheet, cowl with a tea towel, and let rise in a heat spot for 40 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400ºF (200ºC).
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or till appropriately browned. Whereas nonetheless heat, brush the tops with the melted butter then dip in granulated sugar to cowl.
These buns are most fascinating eaten whereas they’re nonetheless updated, on the day they have been baked.
Retailer at room temperature in an hermetic container for as rather a lot as 2 days.