Rich buns with pear
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Today I made pear buns, because it's the season for this wonderful fruit. The pear is quite sweet, so I didn't add much sugar to the dough. My buns just melt in the mouth and are perfect with tea, coffee, milk, or compote. I showed the entire sequence of steps in detail in photos with step‑by‑step descriptions.
Instructions
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Step 1
Heat the milk and pour it into a bowl. It should be warm, not hot. Add the yeast and a tablespoon of sugar. You will need 7–8 g of dry yeast. Stir the mixture until the yeast and sugar are completely dissolved. Let it stand for 10–15 minutes, until the yeast activates and becomes foamy.
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Step 2
Pour in the sunflower oil.
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Step 3
Also melted butter, add salt, vanilla sugar, and the remaining 4 tablespoons of sugar.
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Step 4
Sift the flour into a deep bowl or pot.
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Step 5
Pour the prepared mixture of milk, yeast, salt, sugar, vanilla sugar, sunflower oil, and butter into the flour.
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Step 6
First, mix all the dough ingredients in a bowl. Then place the dough on a flour‑dusted table and knead a soft, elastic dough that does not stick to the hands. In fact, it won’t stick to the hands or the table. The dough is very easy to work with.
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Step 7
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place it in a warm spot. After 50–60 minutes it will increase significantly in volume.
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Step 8
While the dough is rising, attend to the pears. Wash them, peel and cut into small pieces. Place them in a skillet, add a little water.
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Step 9
Simmer the pears over low heat, stirring occasionally, until all the juice evaporates. The filling for the buns is ready.
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Step 10
Divide the dough into pieces weighing 50–60 grams. Round each piece into a ball.
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Step 11
Roll each ball into a flatbread and place the pears in the middle.
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Step 12
Join the edges of the flatbread at the top, forming a pouch. Then roll the pouch into a ball. The bun is ready.
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Step 13
Arrange the buns prepared in this way in a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
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Step 14
Let the buns stand at room temperature for 30‑40 minutes. During this time they will rise. Then brush with egg yolk.
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Step 15
Place the pear buns in an oven preheated to 175‑180 °C. Bake for 40‑45 minutes. Baking time depends on your oven.
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Step 16
Aromatic, airy, tender pear buns are ready!