Vatrushka

atrushka is a commonly eaten sweet cheese bun that comes from Eastern Europe.
Popular in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, these buns are simple to make and taste
so good. I added some freshly foraged forest blueberries to mine along with a
peach fan for presentation. If you like baking, you'll like this recipe.

Servings: 8 pastries

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Prep Time
1 hour, 40 minutes

Cook Time
15 minutes

Total Time
1 hour, 55 minutes

Course:

Breakfast Dessert Bread

Cuisine:

Eastern European Belarussian Russian Ukrainian

Keywords:

Cottage Cheese Pastry Sweet Cheese Bun Vatrushka ВАТРУШКА

Instructions

1 Warm up the milk in a pan and then let it cool to around 38 Celsius 100
Fahrenheit. When warm but not too hot add in the sugar and whisk it in. Then add
the yeast and whisk that a bit and let the mixture sit for 10-15 minutes or
until foamy.
2 Crack the egg and allow the egg white to go into the milk mixture. Whisk it in
completely. Save the yolk for later use. Also whisk in the melted butter at this
point.
3 In another bowl add the flour and salt and then mix in the yeasted milk mixture.
Knead the mixture for 10 minutes, or until you have a tight non-sticky dough.
You can absolutely add more flour at this point. You will need to flour your
work surface and hands as well as the dough every once in a while to stop it
being sticky.
4 Place the dough ball in a bowl and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Place in a
warm place like a windowsill facing the sun, or in an oven turned off but with
the light on. Let rise for 1.5 hours.
5 After rising punch down the dough and knead again for another 1-2 minutes. Then
break the dough into 8 balls. Place the dough balls on a greased parchment lined
baking tray and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Let rise for 20 more minutes.
6 Oil the bottom of a glass cup and press down into the center of each ball to
make a well for the sweet cheese.
7 In a bowl mix together the home cheese, milk, and powdered sugar until
homogeneous. Spoon the filling into the center of each vatrushka pastry. Then
make an egg wash with the leftover yolk and some water and brush the pastries.
8 Place the baking tray into an oven preheated to 210 Celsius for 15-20 minutes,
or until the dough begins to get golden brown.
9 Remove and mix the fruit pieces into the liquid cheese. Place the tray in the
fridge to set (or you can eat them hot and liquid).

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