Baked Cherry Buns with Streusel

01.03.2017

5/5 - (2 votes)

Fluffy yeast buns with cherries and a sweet crunchy streusel topping. Any berry works for the filling, but I strongly recommend cherries with their pleasant tartness. Bake with confidence - a great tea time and mood are 100% guaranteed!

Baked Cherry Buns with Streusel

Fluffy yeast buns with milk dough, a cherry filling and a sweet streusel crumb. Any berry can replace the cherries.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 35

Rising and proofing 1 45

Total Time 2 50

Servings: 12 buns

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

Dough

300 ml milk warm
6 tbsp vegetable oil
60 g sugar
0.5 tsp salt
550 g flour
2 tsp dry yeast

Filling

300 g pitted cherries fresh or frozen
40 g sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch

Streusel and glaze

50 g butter cold
50 g sugar
50 g flour
1 egg for brushing the buns

Method

Dough

In a bowl, mix the flour with the dry yeast. In another bowl, dissolve the sugar and salt in the warm milk, then add the vegetable oil.
Gradually add the flour mixture to the milk and knead a soft, elastic dough. Set in a warm place for 1-1.5 hours to rise well.

Filling

If using frozen cherries, thaw them, remove any pits if needed, and drain excess liquid through a sieve.
Add sugar and cornstarch to the cherries and mix - the filling is ready.

Shaping and baking

Pinch off pieces of dough and stretch each into a circle. Place cherries in the center and pinch the bun closed.
Arrange the buns fairly close together on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil. Let proof for 15-20 minutes.
Rub cold butter, sugar and flour together into a crumb - this is the streusel.
Just before baking, brush the buns with beaten egg and sprinkle with streusel.
Bake in an oven preheated to 200 °C for 30-35 minutes. Let the finished buns cool - and enjoy. Bon appetit!