For the buns;
- 3 Eggs
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1½ tbsp Yeast
- 2 cups Milkwarm
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 5 cups All-purpose flour
For the filling;
- 16 oz Cream Cheeseroom temperature
- 16 oz Farmer's cheeseor cottage cheese
- 2 Eggs
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 cup Golden raisinsoptional
Russian Cream Cheese Vatrushka Buns
In my house, we call these Russian Cream Cheese Vatrushka Buns “inside out buns”. They get this name because the filling is on the outside rather than hidden away in the center! You can make a slightly sweeter filling by adding raisins. If you add raisins, you need to soak them in hot boiled water before combining with the cheese.
Start by making a dough by combining all of the ingredients in stages. When making the dough, it is important to add oil last, as the texture will turn out better. Once the dough has proved, shape it into 30 equal sized pieces and press a glass on each to make a hollow for the filling. Bake in the oven and serve warm.
To make Russian Cream Cheese Vatrushka Buns, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Russian Cream Cheese Vatrushka Buns
1 | Combine yeast, milk and sugar | 10 |
Mix 1½ tablespoons of yeast with 2 cups of warm milk and 1 tablespoon of sugar together in a mixing bowl. Leave to rest for about 10 minutes. | ||
2 | Add eggs, mayo, salt and sugar | 1 |
Add 3 eggs, 2 tablespoons of mayo, 1 teaspoon of salt and the remaining sugar to the yeast mixture. Whisk well to combine. | ||
3 | Add flour and oil | 5 |
Mix in 5 cups of flour in small portions using a stand mixer or a spatula. Once all the flour is incorporated, add 3 tablespoons of oil to the mixture. | ||
4 | Knead and prove the dough | 1h 10m |
Using your hands, knead the dough for at least 10 minutes until it is elastic. Leave the dough at room temperature to rise for about an hour. | ||
5 | Heat the oven and line a baking sheet | 5 |
Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. | ||
6 | Shape dough into buns | 40 |
Divide the dough into 30 equal sized pieces. Shape the pieces into flattened balls and place them on the baking sheet with space in between. Cover with a light towel and leave them to rise for about 30 minutes. | ||
7 | Form a hollow | 3 |
Press the center of each bun with a glass to form a hollow. | ||
8 | Make filling | 1 |
Combine 16 ounces of cream cheese, 16 ounces of cottage cheese, 2 eggs and ½ a cup of sugar together. If you wish to add sweetness to your filling, add raisins at this stage. | ||
9 | Fill hollows | 3 |
Fill each bun hollow with some of the filling. | ||
10 | Bake | 30 |
Bake the buns in the oven for about 30 minutes until light golden brown. | ||
11 | Serve | |
Serve warm and enjoy! | ||
Recipe Reviews
Simple steps to follow and affordable ingridents, thanks again.
Happy to see more and more vegetarian meals coming out and desserts too keep up the good work!
Best cream cheese buns i've ever had.. so tasty.
There's mayo in this..? why??
Can add anything to it I topped mine off with some blueberries and raspberries very good.
What is farmers cheese and can I replace it with something else?
Maybe I'll try this out with some chocolate chips on the inside next time because it was a bit plain in my opinion just on it's own.
Delicious and easy to make this is exactly the type of dessert I was looking for.
BEST Russian dessert I've EV ER managed to perfect.
LOVE these cream filled buns cream cheese is best for all desserts.
Vatrushka is amazingly sweet and easy to make my son gobbled all of them up in 5 minutes though so you'll have to hide it from the kids hahahaha.
Russian food has won me over between this and the fruit piroshki i can't decide which is best.
Topped with walnuts to look good and give it a small crunch.
Decided to swap out the normal milk for some coconut milk which gave it a bit of an after taste. Would still recommend doing this if you're lactose though.
Ate it with some tea on the side for breakfast, thx.
I love it! Thanks for sharing!
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