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Sweet cheese buns

These Sweet Cheese Buns are Perfect for Shavuot

Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Family/Traditional, Jewish, Russian
Servings 24 buns

Ingredients
  

For the dough:

  • 1/2 cup milk warm
  • 1 tbs. sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 packets dry yeast
  • 1 cup salted butter (2 sticks)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour

For the filling:

  • 1 lb. farmer cheese
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tbs. flour
  • 1/4 lb. cream cheese
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions
 

  • To make the dough: Proof the yeast in the warm milk with sugar and salt. While yeast is proofing, cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time and sour cream.
  • Make a well in the flour. Add the yeast mixture and mix a bit with spatula or spoon. Then add the egg mixture. When dough starts to come together, place on floured surface and knead until smooth, 5-7 minutes.
  • Put in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
  • Mix filling ingredients together in mixer. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • When dough is ready, cut off small pieces (about 2 ounces) and flatten into rounds (approximately 5 inches wide). Make sure the center of the rounds is not too thin or the filling will burst through the top. Put 1 heaping tablespoon of filling in the center and gather the ends together, crimping shut so the filling doesn’t come out. Place upside down (with crimped end facing down) in greased muffin tin. Let buns rise at room temperature in a warm spot for 4 hours.
  • Bake at 350 F. for 30 minutes. Keep an eye on them after 15 minutes to make sure they don’t get too brown, too quickly. Depending on your oven, you may need to turn down the temperature.
  • Brush with 1 beaten egg mixed with a little water 10 minutes before the end.