Sweet Roll Pastries are scrumptious! No doubt about it. This fun braided bread is filled with cream cheese and berries which makes this Pastry amazingly delicious
Don't be nervous over making a Braided Sweet Roll. It looks fancy but it's not any harder than making cinnamon rolls. I promise.
In fact, I think the "wow" factor of making a braided sweet roll is even more impressive and it's less work.
Serves : 8-10 | Ready in 90 Minutes | Good for Dessert or Breakfast
I was first introduced to this sweet bread from a friend and neighbor and always enjoyed hearing my doorbell ring and a plate of hot and yummy sweet bread was handed to me with firm instructions of “Eat this while it’s hot!”
It is best when it’s hot and ooey gooey but that doesn’t stop me from eating it when it’s cooled down either!
Fun Fact:
Did you know you can use your Instant Pot to proof dough? Well, YOU CAN! And I love how it cuts my time in half. Spray the inside of your Instant Pot with cooking spray and place your dough inside.
Set to “Yogurt” on the Low setting. You can cover with the lid (but make sure you keep the pressure valve open) OR you can use a glass lid.
Either way works perfectly and will cut your time in half to raise the dough
Braided Bread
I love to braid this recipe up and drizzle with glaze, but did you know you can do this SAME recipe like a traditional Cinnamon Roll? You sure can! Presentation is the only difference. How do you like it best?
Substitutions
Feel free to substitute the Berry Blend Pie Filling with your favorite berry pie filling. Raspberry is especially delicious in this sweet bread, but so is Blueberry, and Cherry too!
There isn’t a bad combination of sweet bread so try them all out and decide for yourself.
Sweet Bread is stuffed with Cream Cheese and a fruit pie filling. Then braided beautifully to make this amazing pastry to enjoy as a dessert or for breakfast or at brunch. Drizzle glaze on top for a stunning pastry to quickly devour
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Quick Tips
Use your Instant Pot to proof your dough in the half the time! Use the “Yogurt” setting on low with a glass lid on top or the regular lid (but don’t close the valve) and your dough will raise quickly and beautifully.
Don’t have an Instant Pot? No worries! Heat your oven to 200 degrees and then turn the oven OFF.
Place the dough in a glass bowl in the oven coved with a clean flour sack towel. The dough will quickly raise! Poof!
Sweet Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ Cup Warm Water
- 6 TBs Sugar
- ¼ Cup Oil
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 3 Tbs Active Yeast
- 2 Eggs
- 5 Cups Flour +/-
- 1 Can Pie Filling
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- ¼ Cup Sugar for garnish on top
- Glaze:
- 2 Cup Powdered Sugar
- ¼ Cup Cold Butter
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 3-4 Tbs Milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl place warm water, sugar, oil, salt and yeast. Gently stir and set aside for 10-12 minutes to allow yeast to proof.
- In a large stand mixer with dough hooks add 2 cups flour and pour yeast mixture into flour.
- Mix to combine about 2-3 minutes
- Add 2 more cups flour and allow to mix. About 2-3 minutes
- Add eggs one at a time
- Add 1 more cup of flower and allow to knead for 4-6 minutes
- Remove from mixer and allow to raise for 20 minutes (or until double in size) in a warm spot. *see Instant Pot Hack below in notes
- On a floured surface roll out dough into a rectangle.
- Move dough to a sprayed cookie sheet
- Down the center of the dough spread softened cream cheese, about 3 inches wide.
- Down the center on-top of the cream cheese spread pie filling
- With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut 10-12 slits on each side
- Pull one cut piece to the center, overlap with a 2nd piece from the opposite side and continue until you reach the bottom.
- Sprinkle with sugar
- Bake at 350 for 14-17 minutes or until golden brown
- Glaze:
- In a bowl add powdered sugar and cut in butter. I like to use frozen butter and use a cheese grater to cut in butter and use a fork to combine. Then add vanilla and milk and with a hand mixer, mix until smooth. Drizzle over top of warm Sweet Bread
Notes
Nutrition Disclaimer
All nutrition values are approximate and calculated by a plugin and are provided as a courtesy. Adding or subtracting ingredients will change the nutritional value.
msSally
Looks soooo good.
Wondering if anyone has tried making the dough in a bread machine?
Devour Dinner
This recipe would likely be too much for a bread machine.
Tricia
I have a can of strawberry-rhubarb pie filling. Using the whole can, will this not be too runny? Thanks.
Devour Dinner
If it's a nice thick pie filling it will be wonderful. Give it a try!
Luci
This is VERY good. I used 5 1/2 cups flour as it was a humid day. Note: this will be a very soft dough and you will THINK you need more flour, but don't. Also, have your cream cheese soft and ready to spread and cherry filling ready to put on, as once you roll/pat the dough out it will begin to rise quickly. I used half to make the sweet roll(the length of my cookie sheet) and half to make 9 cinnamon rolls. I always proof in my Instant Pot. May not be a good thing, as since I have been doing that I have made some form of bread each week, ha ha. Rolls were still soft the next day!!
Devour Dinner
Hi Luci, Thanks for the great tips. This dough will pull away from the sides of the bowl when mixed with a dough hook. And if you hold the dough in your hands too long it will definitely stick. But you should be able to touch the dough with a finger and not stick. Hope that helps. We also portion out the dough and use for a variety of things too. It's why I love it so much!
Rica
Is there any reason the dough is so sticky after adding the rest of the flour? I am using a stand mixer on speed 2, knead for almost 12 mins as per your instructions. Added about 3 tbsp of flour and still sticky. Please help!
Devour Dinner
Hi Rica, The dough should pull off the sides of the bowl when mixing with a stand mixer and using a dough hook. You should be able to tough the dough with your finger and it should not stick. But, if you try to pick up all the dough it will stick to your hands. This is a soft dough and a large batch. Hope this helps a little!
Jeanette Schutz
I do not have a stand mixer. Can this be done with just a hand mixer?? I'd love to try it.
Devour Dinner
Hi Jeanette, a dough recipe like this needs a mixer with dough hooks. I do know that some of the more powerful hand mixers have dough hooks AND have the power to mix dough. I would half the recipe, this makes a large batch.
LynnReale
Back in the day, I did not have a stand mixer either. You can achieve the same results with a good old fashioned knead!
Devour Dinner
This recipe would be difficult without a stand mixer. But you could certainly do an old fashioned knead!
p.
This is very good. I got two loaves so made one cherry and the
other into cinnamon rolls and froze those raw for later. The
cherry one is delish deluxe!!!!
Devour Dinner
I love that you made 2 kinds. This is a great recipe and so versatile too!
Tamara
I made this tonight, and it was easy and yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Devour Dinner
I'm so glad to hear this! It's a fun recipe for sure!