Sweet Cheese Buns Recipe
I love cheese pies, cheese pastries, so much in fact, that I have many variations of these recipes on the blog, most of them being on the savory side, but I wanted to add a sweeter adaption to my repertoire! This is another one of those Romanian recipes that I love. These little cheese buns are called “Poale-n Brau” in Romanian, which I couldn’t even translate if I wanted too! Something to do with waist, or hem or lap, I don’t think there’s a way to properly translate this. No matter what they’re called, they’re delicious. I struggled with what to call them in English but sweet cheese buns is what I settled on. A combination of golden raisins and creamy, dreamy ricotta spiked with a fresh zest of lemon fill these flaky delights! Although they are a bit of work to make, there will be an abundance of baked goods to go around, making it all worth it. You can share with your loved ones or keep them all to yourself.
Cheese – We are using ricotta cheese for that extra creamy and decadent filling. Flour – Regular all-purpose flour is your best friend when making these buns. Eggs – The eggs are going to help make our buns airy and fluffy. Sugar – We need a little bit of sweetness to balance the flavor of these cheese buns, granulated is fine. Water – Make sure it’s lukewarm! The best temperature of the water should be anywhere from 95 degrees to 105 degrees for this. Vegetable Oil – Substitute canola, sunflower, or safflower oil. Lemon – We want the zest from one fresh lemon to add a nice bright hint of citrus flavor to these pastries! Yeast – I chose to use fresh yeast for this recipe, but feel free to substitute with 1 package of active dry yeast! Raisins – I used golden raisins, you can use your preference! Optional: You don’t have to do this, but you can soak the raisins in some rum for about 1 hour, just for some extra flavor!
How to Make Sweet Cheese Buns
Prep the Dough:
Shaping and Baking:
Tips
Storing Sweet Cheese Buns
These sweet cheese buns will stay fresh for up to 3 days, covered and stored at room temperature, but will keep for an additional week in the refrigerator, covered with foil, plastic wrap or in a plastic bag or airtight container.
Freezing
Wrap these sweet cheese buns tightly with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap, or place in heavy-duty freezer bag/airtight container. This will allow them to stay fresh for up to 1 month. Let defrost at room temperature for about 2 to 3 hours when ready to serve or simply pop them in the microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
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