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 just as well would be 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. It 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.

• Preheat 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.

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Vatrushki (pastries with cheese filling)

Servings: 15

Calories: 234kcal

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups unbleached flour I used Canadian flour
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup warm 2% milk
• 2 Tablespoon sugar
• 3 1/2 Tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons dry active yeast

Cheese Filling

• 2 egg yolks
• 2 cups farmers cheese or ricotta cheese
• 4 Tablespoons sugar
• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 Tablespoons sour cream
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon milk

Instructions

• 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 just as well would be 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. It 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.
• Preheat 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4.9% | Calcium: 3.3% | Iron: 2.5%