🇷🇺 Russia recipe
Vatrushka
Vatrushki are charming open-faced pastries with a golden yeasted dough rim cradling a sweet, creamy filling of tvorog, the beloved Russian farmer's cheese. Found in every Russian bakery and home kitchen, they are equally at home at breakfast with a cup of tea or as an afternoon snack. The dough is soft and pillowy, the filling is gently sweet and fragrant with vanilla, and together they create one of the simplest yet most satisfying pastries in the Russian repertoire.
Prep1 hr 30 mins
Cook22 mins
Serves12
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 350g strong white bread flour
- 7g sachet instant yeast
- 50g caster sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 150ml whole milk, warmed to lukewarm
- 1 large egg
- 50g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 500g farmer's cheese or dry-curd cottage cheese (tvorog)
- 2 large egg yolks
- 80g caster sugar for the filling
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons plain flour for the filling
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk, for egg wash
- Icing sugar, for dusting
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 38 g
- Fat
- 12 g
