Vatrushka

Name: Vatrushka
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 400g bread flour; 7g yeast; 60g sugar; 2 eggs; 150ml warm milk; 80g butter, softened; For filling: 300g tvaróg or cream cheese; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 egg yolk; zest of 1 lemon

Sweet Russian bun with an open twaróg (curd cheese) filling in the centre — soft, pillowy and mildly sweet.

Total time

48 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

18 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Russian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

400gbread flour

7gyeast

60gsugar

2eggs

150mlwarm milk

80gbutter, softened

For filling: 300gtvaróg or cream cheese

2 tbspsugar

1egg yolk

zest of 1lemon

Instructions

Make enriched dough. Prove 1 hour.

Mix filling ingredients until smooth.

Divide dough into 12 balls. Flatten. Make a deep indent in each centre.

Fill indent with a spoonful of curd mixture.

Prove 30 minutes. Bake at 190°C for 18 minutes until golden.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

669

Protein

18.7g

Fat

22.8g

Carbs

98g

Fiber

3.6g

Sodium

59mg

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