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Sourdough Blueberry Buns

Blueberries are in season in Japan. They're also a great topping for sourdough bread, and with blueberry jam and streusel, this bread is perfect with coffee or tea.

Npauli

11/24/20251 min read

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Streusel
・30g butter
・15g Icing sugar
・50g low protein flour
Mix everything up to crumbly texture

Sweet Stiff Starter
・30g active starter
・90g bread flour
・40g water
・20g sugar

The Dough
・200g bread flour
・20g sugar
・4g salt
・1egg
・90g milk
・20g butter
・Sweet stiff starter

1. Prepare the sweet stiff starter and use when it triples, about 7-8 hours at 27°-28°C.
2. Mix everything with standing mixer, except butter until the dough comes together and becomes strong.
3. Add butter in 2-3 times and knead until fully incorporated, and dough achieves window pane.
4. Bulk ferment the dough for 2 hours at 28°C.
5. Punch down the dough and split into 8 equal parts (approx 70g).
6. Round up each dough, leave for final proof at 28°C for 3-3 ~ 5 hours or until the dough rises 1.5x.
7. Indent the dough middle part with a rolling pin (you may dust the pin with flour).
8. Egg wash on the dough side then add the blueberry jam in the middle.
9. Place blueberries into the jam then sprinkle streusels.
10. Bake at 180C for 15-18 mins.

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