Fluffy Oven-Baked Sweet Buns

Delicious, lush, tender, oven-baked, light, airy! Soft buns turn out to be the most tender — they seem to breathe! You can give them any shape and fill them with any filling or cook without it. This is a delicious sweet pastry for tea or coffee.
cook time: 2h 30 min
Elijah Stroud
Fluffy Oven-Baked Sweet Buns

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

317
Calories
12g
Fat
40g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (13 portions)

For dough:

Eggs 2 pc
Sugar 40 g
Salt 0.5 tsp
Milk 200 ml
Dry yeast 5 g
Butter 60 g
Vanilla sugar 10 g
Wheat flour 460 g

For filling:

Butter 50 g
Sugar 35 g

For lubrication:

Egg yolks 1 pc
Milk 1 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake soft, beautiful, delicious buns from yeast dough with sugar without filling? Measure out the required ingredients for the yeast dough. Take flour of at least the highest grade. This is the best option for butter dough. Warm the milk slightly. The rest of the products should also be at room temperature.

Step 2

Step 2
Sift the flour into a wide bowl. Flour enriched with oxygen will make the dough more fluffy and airy, it will rise well.

Step 3

Step 3
Melt the butter over low heat and let it cool slightly.

Step 4

Step 4
In a small bowl, combine the yeast, 1 tsp. sugar and about half of warm milk. Stir and leave for 10-12 minutes to activate the yeast. A foam “cap” will appear on the surface. If this does not happen or the “cap” rises very slowly, it means the yeast is of low quality and it is better to replace it. Dough made with such yeast will not turn out well. Read how to choose yeast in a separate article at the end of this recipe.

Step 5

Step 5
Beat eggs with sugar, salt and vanilla sugar until smooth. For this, take a bowl that is wide, stable, and roomy, taking into account that the dough will increase in volume.

Step 6

Step 6
Pour the remaining slightly warm milk into the egg mixture and stir.

Step 7

Step 7
Add melted, non-hot butter, stir.

Step 8

Step 8
Pour in the activated yeast mixture and mix well.

Step 9

Step 9
Add about 3/4 of the sifted flour and mix with a spoon.

Step 10

Step 10
The dough is still very viscous and sticky. Add flour in small portions while mixing the dough with your hands. Do not add all the flour at once so that the dough does not turn out too dense and tight. Such dough will be difficult to rise, and the baked goods will not turn out soft and airy. Flour may need more or less than the specified amount, it depends on its quality and properties. Read more about the properties of flour at the end of this recipe.

Step 11

Step 11
Knead into a homogeneous dough. It should turn out soft, pliable, and may stick to your hands quite a bit. Cover the dough with a towel or cling film and leave in a warm place for 1-1.5 hours. Rising time will depend on ambient temperature and yeast activity.

Step 12

Step 12
My dough came up in 1 hour 20 minutes. It increased in volume approximately 2.5 times.

Step 13

Step 13
Gently knead the risen dough and place it on a floured table. Divide the dough into equal parts depending on the desired size of the buns. Roll each part into a bun and cover with a towel to prevent it from drying out.

Step 14

Step 14
To make the filling, remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it becomes soft.

Step 15

Step 15
How to beautifully wrap buns made from yeast dough? On a floured surface, roll out some of the dough into an oval shape. Brush the dough with a thin layer of butter. Lightly sprinkle sugar on top.

Step 16

Step 16
Make cuts along the length of the cake, without cutting to the edges.

Step 17

Step 17
Roll the cut flatbread diagonally into a loose roll.

Step 18

Step 18
Roll the resulting roll into a snail shape.

Step 19

Step 19
Press the end down a little to prevent the dough from unwinding during baking. Form all the buns in this manner.

Step 20

Step 20
Mix the yolk with milk until smooth.

Step 21

Step 21
Place the buns on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Leave some space between the buns as they will rise during baking. Using a pastry brush, brush the tops of the buns with egg yolk.

Step 22

Step 22
Bake the buns in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 25 minutes until golden brown. Baking time may vary, so control it based on the operating characteristics of your oven. For more information on how different ovens work, see the link at the end of this recipe.

Step 23

Step 23
Allow the soft sweet buns to cool. When serving, you can sprinkle them with powdered sugar. Bon appetit!

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