Dessert for 24

Cherry Filled Buns

Name: Cherry Filled Buns
Total time: 235 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 2 cups warm milk; 1 1/3 tbsp i.e. 1tbsp + 1 tsp active dry yeast; 6 1/2 cups + 1 tbsp bleached all-purpose canadian flour; 1 cup sugar; 1 1/2 sticks butter melted so it's warm not hot; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 4 cups pitted cherries or berries or 1 tvorog cheese recipe; sugar; 2 tbsp water; 1 rounded tbsp sugar

$2.09for 4235 minServes 24

These soft yeast buns wrap sweet cherries in buttery dough, rise twice, and bake together until lightly golden.

Photo: natashaskitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Milk, 17 oz$0.04/oz typical	17 oz	$0.68Typical price
	Butter, 6 oz$0.40/oz typical	6 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Eggs, 3$0.30 each typical	3	$0.90Typical price
	Berries, 20 oz$0.40/oz typical	20 oz	$8.00Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$12.56

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

235 minstart to table
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24servings as written
$typical cost tier

Eastern European Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.52 per serving$2.09 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups warm milk
1 1/3 tbsp i.e. 1tbsp + 1 tsp active dry yeast
6 1/2 cups + 1 tbsp bleached all-purpose canadian flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 sticks butter melted so it's warm not hot
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups pitted cherries or berries or 1 tvorog cheese recipe
sugar
2 tbsp water
1 rounded tbsp sugar

Steps

Stir the warm milk, yeast, and rounded tablespoon of sugar in a large bowl, then rest for 10 minutes.
Add the flour, remaining sugar, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla, then knead for 8 minutes until smooth.
Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for 60 minutes, until doubled.
Divide the dough into 24 pieces, fill each with cherries and a little sugar, and pinch the seams closed.
Arrange the buns in a buttered 13-by-9-inch baking pan, cover, and let them rise for 45 minutes.
Heat the oven to 350 F and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden and cooked through.

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