There is quite a variety of buns in the Romanian cuisine. You can find them both sweet and savory with sauerkraut or potatoes and thyme or even with salty sheep’s milk cheese. They are all delicious and strongly embedded in the Romanian culinary traditions and culture.
They even have proverbs about buns and my favorite is:
“He who counts the layers of the bun, does not get to eat it.”
“Cine numără foile din plăcintă, nu mai ajunge s-o mănînce”.
The wisdom here is of course to take the chance and stop over thinking a situation until the opportunity is lost.
In this recipe I used a nice silicone mat, which shows all kinds of different measurements. Very useful. You can find a similar one here.
Therefore going to our buns now 🙂
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Soft Cheese Buns
Ingredients
Dough
- 600 g flour
- 50 g white granulated sugar
- 25 g live yeast
- 3 egg yolks
- 350 ml milk (warmed up at around 40°C or 104°F)
- 100 g butter (at room temperature)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 spoon lemon zest (or orange)
Cheese filling
- 500 g cottage cheese (the dry kind from farmers market)
- 1 egg
- 200 g sugar
- 1 vanilla sugar (or vanilla beans)
- 100 g raisins
- 100 g semolina
- 1 pinch salt
Assembly
- 1 egg
Instructions
Prepare the dough
- Mix in the yeast and the sugar, then add the milk while continuously stirring until the yeast dissolves.
- Add the yolks, butter, zest and a pinch of salt to the mixture and slowly start pouring the flour bit by bit, while mixing.
- Knead the dough well for 10 minutes, then place it in a covered bowl and let it stand in a warm place for one hour. During this time it'll double in size.
Prepare the cheese filling
- While the dough is nicely resting, mix the cheese with the egg and sugar. Then add the vanilla sugar or seeds and a pinch of salt. Slowly add semolina to this mixture until it becomes like a thick cream. Now add the raisins,
Assemble
- Spread the dough on your working surface in a 5-7 mm thick layer. Cut 15 equally sized squares out of it.
- Place one spoon of cheese filling in the middle of the square then close each bun by bringing together the opposite square corners two times.
- Place the buns in an oiled or buttered tray. Whisk the remaining egg and brush it over all the buns to provide a nice golden finish.
- Bake at 180°C / 356°F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
- After taking them out from the oven, store them covered in a cool dry place. They can be eaten during the next 2-3 days.
- Enjoy! 🙂
Nutritional Facts:
Calories: 368 kcal, Total Fat: 8.7 grams, Saturated Fat: 4.7 grams, Cholesterol: 83 mg, Sodium: 198 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 60.8 grams, Dietary Fiber: 2 grams, Total Sugars: 22.2 grams, Protein: 12.6 grams, Vitamin D: 10 mcg, Calcium: 72 mg, Iron: 3 mg, Potassium: 198 mg
Servings: 15
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Arata foarte bine ”poalele in brau”.Cred ca au gustul de la mama de acasa.Felicitari!