Buchty

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
• 1 cup warm milk
• 2 eggs
• 6 tbsp melted butter, plus extra for brushing
• 1 cup plum jam or sweetened quark
• powdered sugar, for dusting

Before you cook

• Warm the milk until it's just lukewarm.
• Stir the yeast and a pinch of the sugar into the warm milk and let it sit until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• Let the jam or quark filling come to room temperature if it has been refrigerated.

Steps

1. Whisk the flour, remaining sugar, and salt together in a large bowl.
2. Pour in the foamy yeast mixture, eggs, and melted butter.
3. Knead the dough until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
4. Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
5. Punch down the dough and divide it into 8 equal pieces.
6. Flatten each piece into a small disc.
7. Spoon a portion of the jam or quark filling into the center of each disc.
8. Pull the edges of the dough up and around the filling and pinch them closed.
9. Arrange the filled buns side by side, touching, in a buttered baking dish.
10. Cover and let the buns rise again until puffy, about 30 minutes.
11. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
12. Brush the tops of the buns with melted butter.
13. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
14. Brush the hot buns with more melted butter as soon as they come out of the oven.
15. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.