Kefir buns with dry yeast: recipes and cooking options with photos

Kefir buns

Try making delicious kefir buns in a hurry! If there is very little time left before the guests arrive, but the treat is not ready yet, this recipe will help out. The total cooking time does not exceed 40 minutes. For variety, kefir buns can be prepared with two types of fillings: fruit and curd.

Required ingredients:

About 3.5 cups of flour, and that’s how much it will take;
A glass of low-fat kefir;
Butter - 50 g;
Egg - 1 pc.;
Sugar - 2 tbsp. l.;
Salt - ½ tsp;
A third of a tsp. soda;
1 egg + butter - for greasing.

For 1 filling:

1/4 kg cottage cheese;
Raisin;
15 g sugar;
Vanillin - 2 g;
Ground cardamom - 1 tsp.

For 2 fillings:

1 pear and banana each;
Potato starch - 1/2 tbsp. l.;
Spoon of sugar.

Cooking method:

Soften the butter, sift the flour. Sort the raisins, rinse and soak in hot water for a couple of minutes. Then drain the water and dry a little. Beat the egg with a mixer, add sugar, stirring constantly. Pour in kefir and continue whisking the mixture. Add salt and soda and add soft butter.

Add flour and knead into a non-sticky elastic dough. Form into a ball and leave for 10 minutes. Grind the cottage cheese with sugar, add raisins, vanillin and cardamom. Mix the filling thoroughly. Peel and grate the banana and pear, mix with starch and sugar. Roll out half of the dough into a thin layer.

Lay out the curd filling, retreating slightly along the length. Roll up the roll and cut into pieces. Roll out the second part and spread out the fruit filling. Roll up the roll and quickly cut into pieces with a sharp knife. Brush all the buns with egg and bake in the oven. Baking time - 10-15 minutes. Grease hot kefir buns with butter.

Buns with poppy seeds on kefir and dry yeast in the oven

Recently, all my friends began to prepare dough with dry yeast. And this has a plus: at least a little, you reduce the cooking time (here you don’t need to pre-set the dough). And dry yeast is now of very good quality. With their use, the dough rises well and quickly, and, as a rule, excellent baked goods are obtained.

There is also a plus in storage. A fresh product is fresh so you can buy it and cook with it right away. This means that if you want to bake, you have to run to the store. And dry ones can lie in the cupboard for a long time, you just need to take them out and cook them. The main thing is to monitor the expiration date on the bag. Yes, and it turns out cheaper. Maybe not by much, but as you know, “a penny saves a ruble.”

We will need:

Flour – 550-600 gr
Kefir – 200 ml
Milk – 50 ml
Egg – 2 pcs
Dry yeast – 8-9 g
Butter – 75 g
Sugar – 100 gr
Salt – 0.5 teaspoon

For filling:

Poppy – 150 gr
Sugar – 50 gr
Vanillin – 0.5 g (0.5 sachet)
Butter – 50 g (soft)
Egg – 1 pc.

Preparation:

1. Warm kefir in a saucepan. It should turn out barely warm, no higher than 30 degrees. You can also warm it up in the microwave. This will take about a minute.

We will also need warm milk. The temperature is also not higher than indicated.

2. In a mixing bowl, mix both warm ingredients. Add salt and sugar to the mixture; they will dissolve faster in a warm environment. And mix everything.

3. Break eggs into a bowl. They should be taken out of the refrigerator in advance so that they are not cold. And mix everything again. It is better to do this with a wooden spatula. If not, then silicone.

4. Now it's time to add yeast. Read on the packaging how many you need. They usually write that you need to add 7 grams per 500 grams. We have 600 g, so we need to add 8-9 g. And sometimes I add all 10. The dough turns out more fluffy.

5. Melt the butter in a water bath or in the microwave. It should become liquid, but not hot. The temperature is also no higher than 30 degrees. Pour it into the mixture.

6. Gradually add sifted flour. There is no need to add it all at once. First add half, stir, and then add in small batches. The flour varies, in some places it takes a little more, in others a little less. So in this version I only needed 550 - 560 g. It's not too far.

In addition, kefir can be thicker, or, on the contrary, liquid. Therefore, you need to pay more attention not to the quantity, but to the condition of the dough. Over-flouring will not produce a great result. Everything should be in moderation.

As long as the mixture can be stirred with a spatula, you can do this. When it becomes quite thick, switch to manual mixing. The dough is not liquid and sticks to your hands minimally when kneading, and even then only up to a certain point.

7. You don’t need to take it out of the bowl; do the whole kneading in it. Then cover it with film, make several punctures in it with a knife, and leave in a warm place for 1.5 hours. During this time, it will rise well and become porous and airy inside.

This dough can also be kept in the refrigerator. For example, knead in the evening and leave in the cold overnight. In the morning you can bake any pastries from it.

8. While the dough is infusing, boil the poppy seeds. To do this, pour hot water over it and cook while stirring for an hour or an hour and a half until it becomes soft. If the water boils away, it will need to be added periodically, also hot.

When ready, drain excess water through a colander and mix the grains with sugar for sweetness and vanilla for flavor. The filling is ready.

9. Remove the dough from under the film and lightly knead it on a work surface, which you have previously sprinkled with a small amount of flour. And some people use oil instead. Here to whom, as is more familiar.

Divide it into two parts and cut each of them into another 5-6 parts, roll each into a bun. In general, buns can be of different sizes, so if you want them to be larger, you can divide each part not into 5, but into 4 buns.

10. Take one piece at a time and press it into a pancake, you can do this with your hands, or you can use a rolling pin. Using a brush, grease the pancake with soft butter. Pour in a spoonful or one and a half poppy seeds and roll into a roll.

Then connect the two edges of the roll, lay it on its side, and make a through cut.

In this case, one of the ends, the one that is fastened, does not need to be cut completely. And we unfold the cut ends in the form of a butterfly. It turns out the familiar outline of a bun. Form all other blanks in the same way.

11. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and grease with oil, place future buns on it. Leave space between them; they will spread apart in the oven. Let stand in a warm place for 15-20 minutes. Brush them with beaten egg and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.

Bake for 25 - 35 minutes, depending on the size of the cake and the features of the oven. The finished buns will be browned and smell very tasty.

12. Grease them with the remaining oil and cover with a dry towel, let cool slightly.

Then serve with sweet tea, coffee and milk.

Whatever you bake - buns, curls, braids, everything will be delicious. Try using kefir to prepare the dough, you will see how wonderful it turns out. If you do not add sugar when kneading, you can make savory pies from this dough.

Friends, be sure to bake! Delight your loved ones with delicacies, thereby creating an atmosphere of warmth, love and comfort. When there is baking in the house, happiness settles in!

Bon appetit!

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Kefir buns with cinnamon

Very simple and delicious buns made with kefir and cinnamon. To prepare the treat you will need a minimum of ingredients and very little time.

Required ingredients:

A glass of kefir;
Soda - 1 tsp;
Butter - 230 g;
1/2 tsp. salt;
Flour - 4 cups;
3 tbsp. l. cinnamon;
Sugar.

Cooking method:

Chop the flour with 200 g of softened butter. Add salt, soda and kefir. Knead the dough. Roll out the layer and grease with 30 g of butter. Mix cinnamon with the desired amount of sugar and sprinkle the layer with this mixture. Roll up the roll and cut into small portions. Bake for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees. Delicious kefir buns with cinnamon are ready!

How to knead the dough correctly?

Method for preparing kefir buns with dry yeast:

dissolve the yeast in warm water according to the instructions on the package;
sift the caked flour through a sieve;
chop the garlic and mix it with finely chopped herbs;
break the eggs into a glass, add kefir, salt and butter;
whisk everything thoroughly and combine with yeast;
pour the resulting mixture into flour and knead the dough with wet hands (a little tip: to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands, rub a drop of sunflower oil on them);
cover the dough with film and wrap it in a blanket;
after half an hour we take it out and roll it out on the kitchen table;
using a glass or a special mold, cut out circles and place garlic and herbs on them;
we give the dough the shape of future buns, having hidden the filling inside in advance, and place it on a baking sheet covered with parchment;
This cake is baked for 25-35 minutes at a temperature of 190 degrees.

Once the buns are completely cooked, transfer them to a plate and sprinkle with green onions. This pastry is perfect for borscht, soups and solyanka. In addition, baking with garlic and herbs goes well with butter or sour cream.

Kefir buns

A very simple recipe for kefir buns that can be served with tea. The buns go perfectly with butter and jam.

Required ingredients:

Flour - 3 cups;
Sugar - half a glass;
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp;
Soda - 1/2 tsp;
Butter - 175 g;
A glass of kefir.

Cooking method:

Soften the butter. Sift the flour along with salt, baking powder and soda into a bowl. Add the soft butter to the flour and start mashing the mixture with a fork. Pour in warm kefir and mix everything vigorously. Divide the dough into 2 parts. Roll each portion into a ball and flatten slightly.

Divide each portion into 6 buns and place on a baking sheet. If desired, the buns can be coated with kefir and sprinkled with sugar. Bake for about 12-14 minutes. Serve with butter and jam.

Buns with apples from kefir dough without eggs

Well, what are buns without filling? Especially delicious applesauce sweetened with sugar! This taste, familiar from childhood, pleases both men and women in adulthood.

Quite recently, I came across a rather interesting recipe for finely porous kefir-based delicacies, which do not require eggs or butter at all.

By the way, this soft pastry can also be prepared with yogurt or fermented baked milk. The main thing is that the fermented milk product is not too sour and old.

Ingredients:

Flour - 3 cups.
Kefir – 1 glass.
Dry yeast – 5 gr.
Apple – 3 pcs.
Yolk – 1 pc.
Granulated sugar – 1 tsp. + 2 tbsp. l. + 3 tbsp. l.
Sunflower oil – 5 tbsp. l.
Water – 2 tbsp. l.
Milk – 1 tbsp. l.
Salt – 1 tsp.
Vanillin - to taste.

Preparation:

1. Pour instant yeast and at least a teaspoon of sugar into warm water. After a quarter of an hour, the dough will be ready for further use.

2. Pour heated kefir and sunflower oil into it, add some salt and pour in the remaining sugar (2 tbsp). Stir everything well until the liquid base becomes homogeneous.

3. Pour flour into a glass, pre-sifted 1-2 times. Look at its quality - maybe you will need a little less of it. Make a dough that is not too dense.

Fluffy yeast buns with kefir

You need to take:

up to half a kilo or a little more flour;
1/3 tbsp. heated water;
1 tsp each salt and sugar;
1 tbsp. low-fat kefir;
16 g yeast granules;
1.5 tbsp. l. any vegetable oil.

Cooking process:

Place the sugar and yeast required in the recipe into heated water. Stir with a spoon until the granules are completely dissolved.
If you need unsweetened buns, add salt to the flour. For sweet pastries, take 3 tablespoons of sugar. Pour in kefir, oil and yeast mixture.
Mix everything to form a smooth dough. Cover the dough with a clean cloth and set aside in a warm place to rise.
After an hour, form the dough into round buns. Place them on a greased baking sheet. Brush the top of the dough with beaten egg white.
If desired, the buns can be cut and sprinkled with poppy seeds or sesame seeds. Bake until fully cooked and nicely browned.

Kefir buns turn out appetizing and fluffy, don’t go stale for a long time, and cook faster than others.

Recipe for puff pastry with kefir

Cooking time: 45 minutes.
Number of servings: for 5 persons.
Calorie content of the dish: 252 kcal/100 g.
Purpose: dessert/snack.
Cuisine: Russian.
Difficulty of preparation: medium.

Many housewives like to use kefir puff pastry to prepare various baked goods, be it sweet pies or savory envelopes with meat, mushrooms, boiled eggs, etc. In addition, this base is excellent for creating pastries, cakes, pasties and other dishes. The peculiarity of the recipe below is that the baked goods prepared according to it remain airy for a long time.

Ingredients:

butter – 200 g;
flour – 0.5 kg;
kefir/yogurt – 0.25 l;
egg;
salt.

Cooking method:

Beat kefir with egg, add flour and knead into a homogeneous mass.
Cut the butter into small slices and roll in flour.
Roll out the resulting mass, place about 1/3 of the butter in the center, roll it into an envelope, sealing the edges well.
Roll out the layer, sprinkling generously with flour, again leave a piece of butter in the center and repeat the described action twice more.
Fold the layer into several layers, roll it out, cut it into several pieces, wrap each of them in film and store in the freezer until needed.

Cinnamon

You need to take:

3 tbsp. flour sifted through a sieve;
one fresh egg;
a cup of milk (warmed);
170 ml yogurt or kefir;
half tsp salt;
a third of a glass of sugar;
ground cinnamon powder;
yeast.

Cooking sequence:

Using a spatula, grind a dose of fresh yeast into slightly warmed milk and granulated sugar. Cover the dish with a lid and leave it alone so that the yeast can begin its work.
You need to sift the flour through a fine sieve and add salt. Mix all. Beat in the egg, pour in the amount of kefir and the appropriate yeast mass.
After proper kneading, the dough should easily come away from your hands.
Place small balls of dough onto prepared baking sheet.
Cover the baking tray with the buns so that they rise, and at this time preheat the oven.
Sprinkle the balls with water and sprinkle generously with ground cinnamon.
Bake until golden brown. The time depends on the capabilities of the oven.

French buns with cinnamon and sugar from yeast dough

Cinnamon rolls are rightfully considered the most fragrant. They turn out simply delicious using kefir yeast dough!

To make them more original, you should give them the appearance of a roll, the sides of which are not in the form of a tube, but resemble side curls, cut at an angle of 45 degrees. And so that they stand out better when finished, the top of the workpiece should be slightly flattened in the center with the back of the knife. This shape is called "French".

Ingredients:

Flour – 280 gr.
Kefir – 150 ml.
Granulated sugar – 50 gr. + 50 gr.
Butter – 25 gr. + 30 gr.
Ground cinnamon – 20 gr.
Fresh pressed yeast – 8 gr.
Egg – 1 pc.
Salt – ¼ tsp.

Preparation:

1. Crush the pressed yeast into pieces and pour warm kefir. It can be specially heated to 30-33 degrees to speed up the fermentation of the ingredients. Mix this mixture thoroughly with sugar (50 g) and let it brew for 5-10 minutes.

2. Then beat in the egg, pour in melted butter (25 g) and add salt. After shaking this with a whisk, gradually add flour and make an elastic dough.

3. Be sure to knead it with your hands for at least 5 minutes, and then let it rest for 1.5 hours and at least double in size during this time in the warmth. Do not forget to cover the ball so that it does not have time to wind and the surface does not become crusty.

4. Lightly knead the finished dough again and roll it into 1-2 rectangular layers. You shouldn’t make it too thin so that the baked goods turn out to be fuller - half a centimeter thickness will be just right. Melt butter (30 g) and grease the entire surface of the rolled dough with it, leaving about half a centimeter untouched.

Without yeast

You need to take:

premium flour - 3.5 tbsp;
kefir or yogurt – 300 ml;
1 tsp. table salt;
natural honey - a couple of spoons;
1 tsp. baking powder;

Cooking principle:

Pour a dose of kefir into a bowl with flour, add soda, salt, and honey for fluffiness. Gradually knead the dough.
Roll it into a sausage, cut it into equal parts and form a ball from each.
The buns do not bake for long; as soon as they are browned, you can check for doneness.

Kefir buns prepared without adding yeast in the oven are an ideal choice for a healthy and tasty breakfast.

Butter dough with kefir for buns

If you have little time and you dream of delicious and simple buns made from kefir dough, there is no better option than this one.

You need to take:

premium flour – 2.5 tbsp;
1 full glass of sugar;
the same amount of kefir;
lean pasta - half a glass;
eggs – 3 pcs.;
baking powder - tbsp. l.;
vanilla.

Cooking principle:

Mix all the ingredients called for in the recipe (except flour and baking powder) in a deep bowl with a whisk.
Add pre-sifted flour and gradually knead into an elastic, soft-to-work dough.
Form balls into buns and place them on a baking sheet.
Bake in a convection oven on medium power until done.

Making buns from kefir

Yeast or yeast-free kefir dough is an excellent material for making numerous confectionery products, sweet and savory, with and without fillings. In addition, kefir dough stores well in the freezer; you can prepare a large portion at once, then divide it into pieces, wrap the bags tightly and put them in the freezer. Before cooking, you will need to take out the dough, put it in a warm place for 3-4 hours, and then start preparing delicious and aromatic buns.

So, we offer a recipe for creating not only tasty, but also very beautiful buns based on kefir dough:

The simplest option is to roll out the dough, coat the inside with any filling, roll it into a roll and cut into small circles.
A more difficult option is to make beautiful knots. To create them, you will need to cut the dough into identical circles, roll each ball into a flagellum about 20 centimeters long, and then tie a knot from it. In this case, the surface of the bun will need to be greased with a mixture of egg and milk, regular beaten egg yolk or sugar syrup.
You can also divide the lean dough into equal parts, roll into balls, and then roll out with a rolling pin. Place the filling in the center of each circle, fold the circle on top and roll it in your hands to smooth out the joint. When forming such buns, keep in mind that the center of the future bun should be thicker than the edges, otherwise the heavy filling may tear the dough and leak onto the baking sheet.
You can also shape your products in the shape of buns, hearts, bagels, bagels, verguns and so on.

As a filling for such kefir-based products, you can use a variety of products according to the recipe. It could be:

Homemade jam. Do not forget to remove the seeds, for example, in plum and cherry jam.
Jam and jam can be used in their pure form, it is advisable to use thick ones so that they do not leak out of the buns. When using jams, which are usually very sweet, the amount of sugar in the dough can be reduced to one tablespoon.
Fresh fruits and berries. Choose ones that are not very juicy; apples can be sprinkled with additional cinnamon; sour fruits must be sprinkled with sugar. If using bananas, do not sprinkle them with sugar as they are quite sweet.
Use berries with caution, many of them are sour and contain a large amount of juice. If you want to make buns with berries, you can pre-boil them until they become jam, then strain the juice and add to the dough.
As a filling, a mixture of nuts, butter, and honey goes very well with kefir dough. The nuts must be fried, crushed, then passed through a meat grinder, add a little liquid honey to them, and you can also add a little butter.

A simple recipe for kefir dough will allow you to utilize leftover food in the refrigerator. Even kefir that is too sour, but not lost, can be used in buns. You can replace kefir with sour milk, fermented baked milk, yogurt and other products.

If you try to make dough for buns using kefir, you are unlikely to be disappointed, because they turn out to be the most tender and delicious. Kefir dough is the best option for cooking, and it is also incredibly healthy. And household members will never refuse delicious baked goods made with kefir.

With poppy seed filling

You need to take:

premium flour – 3 tbsp;
beaten egg;
1.5 tablespoons of margarine;
1/2 cup low-fat cream;
2 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;
5 g fresh dry yeast;
a pack of pre-soaked poppy seeds.

Cooking principle:

Cut the margarine, grind it with flour, add the egg and yeast mixed with warm cream and sugar.
Knead the dough, cover with cellophane and place in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Roll out a thin layer, sprinkle it generously with poppy seeds, and add sugar for sweetness.
Roll the dough tightly into a roll and cut it into pieces according to the size of the planned buns.
Brush the portions with egg yolk, which must first be beaten.
Place them on a baking sheet, not tightly to each other, because the buns will fit (grow) in the process.
Bake at 170 – 175 °C until golden brown.

Honey treat

You need to take:

premium flour – half a kilo;
yeast – up to 50 g;
1/4 tbsp. low-fat kefir;
125 g butter;
eggs - 3 pcs.;
vanilla sugar;
natural honey – 6 tbsp. l.;
any nuts.

Cooking principle:

Pour the yeast into a bowl, add vanilla, kefir, sugar, and mash the mixture with a spoon.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over heat, leave it to cool.
Add butter, eggs, honey to yeast. Mix all ingredients. Add flour gradually. Mix first with a wooden spatula and then with your hands or a mixer.
Form the dough into equal balls. Flatten each one with your hand, put a spoonful of honey and a piece of nut inside. Pinch to form buns.
Place the pieces on a baking sheet, brush with egg. The rolls should be placed in a cold oven, thus allowing the products to rise. Bake until done.

If the honey is crystallized, it can be slightly heated for ease of use.

Quick buns with kefir

Using the express method, buns are prepared in a matter of minutes without yeast. Try it - you won't regret it!

You need to take:

1.5 tbsp. wheat flour;
1.5 teaspoons of baking powder;
50 g margarine or butter;
1/2 tbsp. kefir or sour milk;
1.5 tbsp. l. dry sultanas;
a little fragrant vanilla;
3 tbsp. l. sugar or honey.

Cooking principle:

Place all the products in a bowl, mix the dough for kefir buns with a mixer or just with your hands.
Add pre-soaked raisins.
Tear off a piece of dough and form into a ball, flatten it slightly and place on the baking sheet.
Lubricate the top of the pieces with kefir while baking, control the degree of browning.

How to bake flaxseed flour buns with kefir

This type of baking is not only tasty, but also healthy. Flaxseed flour has a beneficial effect on the entire body and normalizes the functioning of the digestive system, intestines and stomach.

Required ingredients:

flaxseed flour – 125 gr
wheat flour – 250 gr
kefir 1% – 200 ml
granulated sugar – 1 tsp
ground coriander – 1.5 tsp
soda – 1/3 tsp

Step-by-step instruction

Dissolve sugar and soda in kefir at room temperature. Then add flaxseed flour and stir until the mass becomes homogeneous. After this, add ground coriander.
Then carefully add the entire volume of wheat flour and knead a soft dough that will slightly stick to your hands.
Roll the dough into a ball, place in a bowl, cover with a lid and leave on the table for 2.5 hours.
Grease baking paper with vegetable oil and line a baking sheet with it.
Knead the dough and divide into 14-16 equal parts.
Place the buns on a baking sheet at a short distance from each other and leave for 20-25 minutes for the dough to rise a second time.
Preheat the oven to 200°C and place the baking sheet there for 15-20 minutes.
Serve the finished baked goods immediately to the table.

With cheese

You need to take:

20 g fresh yeast;
1/2 cup warm kefir;
a quarter glass of sugar;
a glass with a slide of premium flour;
fresh egg;
a pinch of table salt;
30 g butter;
270 g of salty hard cheese.

Cooking principle:

Dissolve the yeast in warmed milk with added sugar and flour. Knead by hand and leave in a draft-free place for the yeast to rise.
After this time, add the remaining ingredients (except cheese) to the dough and knead it.
Place the yeast dough in a deep, pre-greased bowl, cover with a cloth and leave at room temperature for an hour.
Roll out the dough, sprinkle it with plenty of grated cheese and roll it into a roll shape.
Cut the workpiece into pieces, bake the formed portions in the oven until fully cooked.

Cool slightly and serve the fluffy buns warm before the cheese has set. Bon appetit!

Step-by-step preparation

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Pour 250 ml of warm kefir into a deep bowl. You can use it at room temperature, but it’s better to warm it up, so the yeast will start working faster and better.
Add 12 g of dry baker's yeast and 40 g of sugar to kefir.
Mix the dough well and leave for 5-7 minutes at room temperature. During this time, the yeast will disperse and the surface of the dough will be covered with air bubbles.

Dough

Add 2 g of salt and 120 ml of vegetable oil to the dough. Stir. You won’t get a homogeneous mixture, but this is not necessary, the main thing is that the salt disperses a little.
Gradually add 400-450 g of flour into a bowl, stirring constantly. To begin with, you can continue to use a spoon, and when the dough becomes thicker, you will have to knead it with your hands.
When the dough stops sticking to your fingers, knead it for a couple more minutes. Then form a ball, place in a bowl, cover with a towel.
Place the dough in a warm place for an hour - it should rise well, increasing in volume by 2.5-3 times. Do not forget to monitor this process - if the yeast is fresh, the dough may rise faster, in about 40 minutes.

Buns

Punch down the dough, shape it into a sausage and divide it into 8 equal parts.
Each piece needs to be rounded, as if wrapping all the irregularities inside the kolobok, so that you get smooth, beautiful lumps.
Grease a baking dish or baking sheet with vegetable oil. Then place the resulting koloboks on it, leaving small gaps between them, about the size of a finger. Cover the buns with a towel and leave at room temperature for 15-20 minutes - they should rise again before baking, increasing in size.
In a cup, mix 1 raw egg yolk and 10-15 ml of milk until you obtain a homogeneous consistency. Using a brush, brush the top of the buns with the resulting mixture - this way, after baking, they will be beautiful, rosy and shiny.
Place the mold in an oven preheated to 200ºC for 20-25 minutes. Then remove and let the buns cool slightly. Now you can put them on a plate and serve. Bon appetit!

Kefir buns - secrets and useful tips from the best chefs

Kefir for making buns should be warm;

It is recommended to leave the kefir dough to “rest” for 10 minutes so that the buns turn out richer and fluffier;

Before baking, kefir buns can be brushed with egg and sprinkled with sugar;

Kefir buns do not have to have a sweet filling. It can be cheese, chicken, any vegetables and even mushrooms. The main thing in this case is to put a minimal amount of sugar in the dough or not to add it at all.

Preparation

I heat kefir to 30-35 degrees (1 tbsp = 250 ml). Add sugar and salt, add dry yeast, stir until well dispersed. Instead of dry yeast, you can use compressed yeast - you will need 20 g.

I add 2 tablespoons of flour, be sure to sift it. I stir with a whisk. I leave it in a warm place for 10 minutes to “wake up” the yeast. If you are using fresh compressed yeast, then let the dough sit a little longer, about 20 minutes.

Then pour in vegetable oil - at room temperature, if necessary, you can slightly warm it up to 30-35 degrees.

Gradually add the remaining flour, sifting it through a sieve. I stir first with a whisk or spoon to get rid of lumps.

As soon as all the flour has been added, I knead the dough with my hands. It should turn out soft, not clogged, a little sticky to your hands.

I cover the bowl with the dough with a towel and leave it in a warm place, without drafts, for 30 minutes - during this time the kefir-based yeast dough will have time to rise and at least double in size. If you use fresh rather than dry yeast, the rising time should be increased to 50-60 minutes.

That's all - we have an excellent kefir-based yeast dough for pies, very soft and pleasant to work with.

All that remains is to form the pies with the filling, then let them rise for 20-30 minutes while the oven is heating up, brush with yolk and bake. The dough is baked quickly, in about 20 minutes at 180 degrees. Bon appetit and always excellent baking!

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On a note. Important!

The recipe uses a large amount of yeast, which will be able to rise the buttery dough and make it porous. You can reduce the amount of yeast to 5-7 g if you are using fast-acting yeast or too active (that is, you have worked with it before and probably know that it easily and quickly rises any dough from simple yeast to butter). If in doubt, add 2 tsp. (11 g) as directed in the recipe.

The dough should turn out different from a regular pie dough. It will be plump and fluffy, greasy to the touch, very, very soft, and not sticky to your hands at all. The smell of yeast will initially be present, but during baking a light yeast aroma should remain, weakly expressed.

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How to properly wrap buns

What first attracts our attention in a candy store? A mind-blowing aroma and, of course, trays with deliciously decorated baked goods. How to properly wrap buns to make your baked goods irresistibly good? We present several options for elegant creativity.

"Roses." Roll the dough into a roll. Divide it into parts, retreating in 5 cm increments. Place the buns on a baking sheet with the open side up.
Cute "snails". Cut the rolled out length in half. We divide the resulting strips into small parts and thin them slightly. We twist the tubes, connect the edges, cut along the folds. It’s as if we turn the middle outward.
Soulful “hearts”. Products familiar from childhood. Roll out a small flat cake, sprinkle with sugar, raisins, and other fillings, and roll it into a roll. We connect both ends, cut the middle, and unfold the product in the shape of a heart.
Beautiful curls. Thinly roll out circles of dough the size of a saucer. We form tight rolls, cut them in the middle, leaving one end intact. We twist the two resulting multilayer strips, connect them in the form of a wreath, pretzel or other product, choosing the desired option.
Bun “Sunshine”. We form a roll from the rolled out dough, cut it across every 1.5 cm. We wrap the ring, turning the cuts outward, as if opening them in the form of small rays of sunshine.