Buns
Description
If you love homemade baked goods, I highly recommend making these buns. In terms of texture, I wouldn't even call them buns, but rather pastries (they're that tender). You can confidently bake them as a dessert for a festive table. So, let's get started. Serve them cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Prepare the dough: warm the milk to room temperature, then add sugar, salt, dry yeast, and mix well.
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Step 2
2. Add the chicken egg and mix well. Let it sit for 5–10 minutes to allow the yeast to activate.
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Step 3
3. Sift the required amount of flour into a separate bowl, making a depression in the center. Pour in the liquid mixture (yeast with milk) and mix thoroughly.
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Step 4
4. You should get a soft dough; add to it the softened butter with lemon zest and knead until you have a sticky dough (if necessary, you can add 20 grams of flour). Let the dough rest at room temperature for 1.5–2 hours.
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Step 5
5. For the cream: pour milk into a saucepan, add vanilla (1 packet), lemon zest, granulated sugar, starch, and a chicken egg, then mix thoroughly.
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Step 6
6. Heat a saucepan over medium heat and cook its contents until a thick mixture forms, stirring constantly. Once thickened, remove from heat and let cool slightly.
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Step 7
7. Add butter to the cream, mix with a whisk, pour in the lemon juice, and mix again.
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Step 8
8. The dough has already risen, place it on a tray and divide into 12 parts.
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Step 9
9. Roll each piece into a thin flatbread, place a spoonful of cream almost in the center, cover with one part of the dough, and cut the second part into 1-centimeter strips with a knife, then wrap the strips over the dough.
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Step 10
10. Place the buns on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, cover with a towel, and let rise for half an hour. Beat one egg in a bowl and brush the buns with it. Bake at 180°C for 30-35 minutes.
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Step 11
11. Sprinkle the ready buns with powdered sugar and let them cool.