Spiced curd buns — better than vatrushka

Ingredients

• warm milk – 500 ml
• sugar – 1 glass (250 g)
• salt – 0.5 tsp
• vanilla sugar – 1 tbsp
• cinnamon – 1 tsp
• turmeric – 1 tsp
• yeast – 1 tbsp
• eggs – 2 pcs
• butter – 100 g
• plain flour – 1.1 kg
• For the filling:
• curd cheese – 300 g
• egg – 1 pc
• sugar – 2 tbsp
• vanilla sugar – 1 tbsp
• raisins – 100 g

Method

1. Step 1

   Curd cakes are prepared as simply as any buns or pies. This time I decided to diversify the dough a little and add spices to it.

   
2. Step 2

   Let's start with its preparation. Pour warm milk into a deep bowl. Add sugar, salt, vanilla sugar, yeast, turmeric and cinnamon to the milk. Mix. Then beat in 1 egg and pour in pre-softened or melted butter. Then gradually add the sifted flour and knead into a soft elastic dough.

   
3. Step 3

   Place the dough in a bowl greased with vegetable oil and cover with cling film or a napkin. Leave for about 1 hour - you can wait 40 minutes. The criterion for readiness is that the dough has doubled in size.

   
4. Step 4

   While the dough is rising, prepare the filling. Add sugar, vanilla sugar or vanilla, raisins and 1 raw egg to the curd cheese. Mix. The filling is ready.

   
5. Step 5

   Mix the risen dough, roll into a sausage and divide into small pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.

   
6. Step 6

   Roll the balls into an oval layer and make internal cuts along the long edges, retreating approximately 1 cm from the edge. You will get 2 holes on the sides. Place the filling in the middle.

   
7. Step 7

   We take the dough by the holey sides and thread one part into the hole of the second part, wrapping the ends under the bottom of the pie. In the middle you get an open window with filling. Place on a baking tray.

   
8. Step 8

   The baking tray can be covered with a Teflon sheet, parchment, or simply lightly greased with vegetable oil. Cover with a towel and leave to proof for 20 minutes while the oven preheats.

   
9. Step 9

   Bake at 180°C for 25–30 minutes.