Strawberry Buns 🍓

Ingredients:

Dough:

300 g flour

30 g sugar

1 pinch of salt

1 packet of dry yeast approx

150 ml lukewarm milk

50 g butter at room temperature

1 egg

Filling:

150 g quark

20 g of cream cheese

30 g sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg yolk

Topping:

250 g fresh strawberries

1 tsp strawberry jam per bun

1 egg yolk mixed with a little milk

Powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions:

Place the flour in a large bowl and create a well in the center.

Add the dry yeast 1 tsp sugar and 2 tbsp lukewarm milk.

Stir gently and let sit for 30 minutes until the yeast foams. Add the remaining milk, sugar, salt, butter, and egg.

Knead into a smooth dough for about 10 minutes until soft and elastic.

Form the dough into a ball place in a lightly oiled bowl cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.

Mix the quark with sugar, vanilla extract, and egg yolk until smooth.

Place the risen dough on a floured surface knead briefly divide into 16 pieces and shape into balls.

Roll each ball into a circle and cut several lines in the center do not cut through.

Roll the dough from the uncut side shape into a circle and pull the bottom part through the center hole to seal.

Place the dough circles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let rise again.

Enlarge the inner circle of each dough circle with your fingers and fill with the quark mixture.

Add a teaspoon of strawberry jam on top.

Brush with the egg yolk and milk mixture.

Preheat the oven to 180C ( 350F).

Bake for 2:20 minutes until golden brown.

Let the buns cool on a wire rack.

Dust with powdered sugar and place half a fresh strawberry in the center of each bun.

Enjoy.

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