Vatrushka is an Eastern European type of pastry, made with yeast dough and quark (variation of cottage cheese). It is a very popular type of pastry in Russia and Ukraine and is just delicious.
Made with a soft and puffy yeast dough and creamy cottage cheese filling, so tasty and a great way to feed cottage cheese to picky eaters. I was a picky eater as a kid and I think this was one of the ways my parents could get me to eat cottage cheese. 🙂
Full recipe with detailed instructions with images can be found below. Enjoy!
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Cottage Cheese Buns (Vatrushki)
Ingredients
For the yeast dough:
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 250 ml milk
- 500-550 grams all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon dry active yeast
- 80 grams butter
For the filling:
- 500 grams cottage cheese
- 2-3 tablespoons white granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the egg wash:
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
Make the yeast dough:
- Whisk together the egg, vanilla extract, salt and sugar.Warm up milk to about 40°C (4°F). Add the warmed milk to the egg mixture.
- Mix together flour with dry active yeast.
- Add the egg mixture into the flour mix and whisk together, at first with a whisk, then using your hands. The dough will be a bit sticky.
- Melt the butter and knead it into the dough.
- The dough should turn out to be uniform and soft, but not sticking to your hands. Place the dough into a large bowl, cover with food plastic wrap and place in a warm place for about 1-1,5 hours.
- The dough should double in size.
Prepare the filling:
- In a medium bowl mix together cottage cheese, egg, sugar and vanilla extract. Crush it a bit with a fork.Set aside until needed.
Roll out the dough balls:
- Once the dough has grown, take it out, knead a few times and split into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place on a grease baking tray (or line it with parchment paper). Give 1-2 cm space between the balls.Cover with a clean towel and allow to stand for about 20 minutes.
- Using a bottom of a glass/cup or your hands, make an indent in the center of each ball, almost to the very bottom.
- Fill the indents with the prepared cottage cheese filling.Whisk together the egg and milk, brush the filled buns and let them stand for another 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Bake the buns for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown and the dough is cooked through.
- Transfer the baked buns to a wire rack to cool down before serving. Can be eaten warm or cold.Can be reheated in the microwave later.
- Enjoy!
Nutritional Facts:
Calories: 276 kcal, Total Fat: 8.4 grams, Saturated Fat: 4.7 grams, Cholesterol: 66 mg, Sodium: 237 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 36.6 grams, Dietary Fiber: 1.3 grams, Total Sugars: 3 grams, Protein: 12.7 grams, Vitamin D: 8 mcg, Calcium: 69 mg, Iron: 2 mg, Potassium: 136 mg
Servings: 12
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