Vatrushka: Sweet Russian Farmer's Cheese Buns with Berries

Name: Vatrushka: Sweet Russian Farmer's Cheese Buns with Berries
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: European, Eastern European
Ingredients: 2 cups or 250 g spelt flour or all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon instant yeast or 3 teaspoons fresh yeast; 1/2 cup or 120 ml milk (you can also use your favorite nut milk); 1/4 cup or 45 g Demerara sugar divided; 3 tablespoons butter or coconut oil; 1 egg yolk; 10 oz or 300 g farmer's cheese; ▢1 egg; ▢1 tablespoon vanilla extract; ▢3 tablespoons honey; 8 tablespoons Berries (cranberries, lingonberries or other berries You can also use cranberry sauce, apple sauce or jam for the topping)

9 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h

Easy Russian Vatrushka Recipe: Delicious, fluffy and healthy farmer's cheese individual sweet buns look impressive and take a bit more than an hour to make! They make for a great tea-time treat, breakfast or Thanksgiving dessert. (happykitchen.rocks/vatrushka-sweet-russian-buns/)

Updated at: Wed, 15 May 2024 12:22:29 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories283.5 kcal (14%)

Total Fat9.9 g (14%)

Carbs38.5 g (15%)

Sugars14.9 g (17%)

Protein10.8 g (22%)

Sodium127.1 mg (6%)

Fiber4.4 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

Dough

250gspelt flour

or all-purpose flour

1 teaspooninstant yeast

spoons fresh

½ cupmilk

you can also use your favorite nut milk

¼ cupDemerara sugar

divided

3 tablespoonsbutter

or coconut oil

1egg yolk

Filling

300gfarmer's cheese

1egg

1 tablespoonvanilla extract

3 tablespoonshoney

8 tablespoonsBerries

cranberries, lingonberries or other berries You can also use cranberry sauce, apple sauce or jam for the topping

Instructions

Dough

Step 1

Sift the flour into a large bowl and create a well in the middle. Mix yeast with milk and 1 tablespoon of demerara sugar and pour the mixture into the well. Let rest covered for 10 minutes or until the surface is bubbly.

Step 2

Add the rest of sugar, butter and egg yolk and knead until smooth. Let rest for 30 more minutes.

Filling

Step 3

You want your cottage cheese to be as dry as possible. If yours is rather creamy, wrap it in a cheese cloth and hang over a sink or a big bowl to strain the liquid. You can use it afterwards instead of milk for pancakes for example.

Step 4

Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Mix farmer's cheese with egg, honey and vanilla extract.

Roll the Dough

Step 5

When the dough has doubled in size, knead it once again and divide into 8 balls. To do this, you can cut the dough ball in halves with a very sharp knife, then in quarters and then in eighths. Form eight balls. Preheat the oven to 390 F or 200 C.

Step 6

Using a rolling pin, roll each ball, working from the center - outwards, until it is about 16 cm or 6 inches in diameter. Fold the edges inwards to form a well in the middle for the filling. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Assemble and Bake

Step 7

Add the filling into the wells, one tablespoon at a time. Sprinkle with cranberries, lingonberries or other berries. You can also use cranberry sauce, apple sauce or jam for the topping.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool and enjoy with tea!