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Strawberry Ricotta Buns

Strawberry Ricotta Buns are great breakfast idea for all of you enjoying to make home made buns and combine them with the best nature has to offer!

Course Breakfast
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Strawberry Ricotta Buns
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
resting 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 6 buns

Ingredients

  • Ingredients for buns:
  • ½ Tbsp dry yeast
  • 1 Tbsp lukewarm water
  • ½ cup milk
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 ½ Tbsp butter, room temperature
  • Ingredients for Ricotta filling:
  • 4 Tbsp Ricotta
  • ½ Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 Tbsp all purpose flour
  • Ingredients for strawberry filling:
  • 3 Tbsp roasted strawberries
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Ingredients for egg wash:
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 Tbsp heavy cream
  • Pearl sugar to garnish the buns before baking, optional

Instructions

  1. Combine yeast with lukewarm water, and sugar in a small pot.

  2. On flat, clean working surface, combine all buns ingredients and add yeast mixture.

  3. Work with your hands until you get soft ball. If necessary, add few more drops of milk.

  4. Leave to rest for one hour. The dough should double in size.

  5. Prepare sheet pan and cover with baking paper and leave aside.

  6. Knead again the dough to get the air out and make six equal balls.

  7. Place them on the tray and cover with tea towel. Leave to rest for twenty minutes.

  8. While the buns are resting, prepare both fillings: separately combine both ingredients in two mugs and leave aside for a few minutes.

  9. Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F.

  10. Once 20 minutes are over, oil outside of your liqueur glass or any other that is one inch wide at the bottom.

  11. Press oiled glass in the middle of each bun.

  12. Brush the buns with egg wash.

  13. Fill each hole with 1 teaspoon of cheese mix and 1 teaspoon of strawberry mix.

  14. Sprinkle with pearl sugar ad bake for 20 minutes.

  15. Serve while still warm.

Recipe Notes

20 minutes of resting time includes preparation of both filings.