Vatrushki (pastries with cheese filling)

Directions: 

• You can place all the ingredients into your bread machine. Select DOUGH cycle and let it do the job for you. This works great!
• What also works great is if you want to mix the dough yourself. You could place the ingredients into electrical mixer bowl, or use your hands to mix.
• Into a small bowl add 1 cup warm milk, 1 Tablespoon sugar and 2 teaspoons yeast. Let it stand for 5 minutes.
• Into a separate medium size bowl  sift 3 1/4 cup of flour, add 1 egg, 3 1/2 Tablespoons melted butter, 1 Tablespoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Give it a light stir.
• Add milk with yeast to flour bowl and stir it until a soft ball forms. Should not be sticky anymore.

• Cover the bowl with a clean towel. Let it rise for 1 1/2 hours. Push the dough down and let it rise one more time.

• Pre heat oven to 350F.
• Butter up or spray a large baking sheet.
• Cut dough into 20 egg size pieces.
• With a cup press down in the middle of each ball.

• Whisk 1 teaspoon of milk with 1 egg. Brush each pastry.

• Fill each pastry with cheese filling.

Cheese filling: Combine cheese, 2 egg yolks, 2 Tablespoons sour cream, 3 Tablespoons melted butter, and 4 Tablespoons sugar.

• Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.