Poale-n Brâu: Romanian Sweet Cheese Buns

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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    50 mins

  • Servings

    12 pieces

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    Romanian

Poale-n Brâu: Romanian Sweet Cheese Buns

A traditional Romanian dessert or snack made with leavened dough and filled with raspberries and cottage cheese.

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Ingredients

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For the dough:

  • 240 g milk
  • 60 g butter
  • 7 g yeast dry
  • 90 g sugar
  • 2 egg
  • 500 g flour
  • tsp salt
  • lemon zest grated
  • orange zest grated

For the filling:

  • 250 g cottage cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 100 g sugar
  • 30 g semolina
  • orange zest grated
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • raspberries or raisins, fresh

For the assembly and decoration:

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3-4 tbsp milk
  • powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Mix the lukewarm milk with the yeast and set aside for 5-6 minutes.
  2. Mix together the sugar, soft butter, eggs, lemon zest, flour, and salt and knead into an elastic dough.
  3. Let the dough rise for one hour or until it doubles in volume.
  4. With a spatula, mix all the ingredients for the filling except the raspberries.
  5. Once the dough has risen, roll it out into a 7-8 mm ( ~1/4 - 1/3 - inch) thick rectangle.
  6. Cut the dough into twelve 10-12 cm ( ~4-5-inch) squares.
  7. Place a spoonful of the cheese filling in the middle of each square, place 3-4 raspberries on top, and bring the corners of the square to the center, sticking them together over the filling.
  8. Let the buns rise in the pan for another 20 minutes, then brush with egg yolk mixed with 3-4 tablespoons of milk.
  9. Bake the buns in a preheated oven at 200° C/392 ° F for 20 minutes.
  10. After baking, dust with sugar and serve hot or cold!

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