4 Kasım 2012 Pazar

Traditional Czech Buchty - Sweet Buns filled with Rosehip Jam

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Hi, Everyone! I'm so excited to share this recipe for traditional Czech "buchty" (sweet filled buns) with you today! Every time I get a little homesick and miss Prague, I know that cooking or baking something that reminds me of home will cheer me up! These sweet buns are one of my favorites, and just the smell of them backing brought back lots of happy memories of summers at my grandparents' house. Traditionally, the buns are filled with a sweet sort of cream cheese mixture, plum jam or a sweet poppyseed mixture, but since I didn't have any of those I decided to fill them with some rosehip jam (one of my favorites!) These buns are really easy to make, are so light and fluffy and deliciously sweet! Here is how I made them...

TRADITIONAL CZECH BUCHTY*Makes 12*
YOU WILL NEED:3 cups all-purpose flour1 package (2 1/4 tsp) instant dry yeast2 tbs granulated sugar1 cup milk1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract1/4 cup vegetable oil1 whole egg and one extra egg yolkConfectioners' sugar for dusting1 cup jam of your choice!

DIRECTIONS:1. First, combine the flour and sugar in your electric mixer bowl. Next, heat up the milk until it is lukewarm, and add the instant dry yeast to it. Cover and let sit for about five minutes, until its frothy. Set aside.
2. Next, whisk together the egg, extra egg yolk, vanilla extract and oil. With the mixer running, slowly begin adding the yeast mixture and the egg mixture to the flour, and mix until a soft dough begins to form (if the dough is too wet, add more flour). Then, knead for five minutes using the dough hook attachment on your mixer. Form the dough into a ball and place in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about an hour.
3. Once the dough has risen, punch it down and turn it out onto a floured surface. Roll out into about a 9x13 inch rectangle. Using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter, cut the rectangle into 12 equal squares. Drop a dollop of jam in the middle of each square. Grease your baking dish (I used a 6x8inch baking pan) and make little bundles out of each square, pinching down the bottom so none of the jam leaks out. Place the little bundles into your pan (brush the sides of each one with oil - this is very important, it's what helps them bake as buns and not one big cake) and cover and let rise for another half hour.
4. Preheat your oven to 350 deg F and bake for about 20 - 30 minutes, depending on your oven, until they are beautifully golden brown on top! (While they are still hot, you can brush them with a little bit of milk just to make them super soft.) Let cool for a couple of minutes, then dust with confectioners' sugar!




Happy Baking, Everyone!I will be linking to:Mangia Mondays at Delightfully Dowling, Makin' You Crave Mondays, Skip to My Lou, The Shabby Nest, My Romantic Home, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, Tatertots and Jello, Six Sisters' Stuff, Taylor House Thursday, and Be Different, Act Normal.

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