Buchteln (Austrian fluffy sweet rolls)

Name: Buchteln (Austrian fluffy sweet rolls)
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: european
Ingredients: 0.5 cup milk (lukewarm); 42 g fresh yeast; 2.25 tbsp sugar; 3 cups flour; 2 eggs; 4 oz unsalted butter (soft); 2 tbsp confectioner’s sugar; salt; butter (for greasing)

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Christian Ruß

Test Kitchen Manager and Chef at Kitchen Stories

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"This is my basic recipe for Buchteln, or maybe you know it as Wuchteln, Ofennudeln, or Rohrnudeln. They are often filled with plum jam or poppyseeds and though they’re perfect just like this, serving them with even more fruit jam or vanilla sauce will take it to another level."

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

0 min

Baking

25 min

Resting

50 min

Ingredients

2Servings

MetricImperial

20 ml

milk (lukewarm)

7 g

fresh yeast

⅜ tbsp

sugar

62½ g

flour

⅓

eggs

20⅞ g

unsalted butter (soft)

⅓ tbsp

confectioner’s sugar

salt

butter (for greasing)

Utensils

stand mixer with dough hook, whisk, kitchen towel, baking dish, oven, pastry brush

Nutrition per serving

Cal224

Fat9 g

Protein6 g

Carb30 g

Step 1/3
- 20 ml milk (lukewarm)
- 7 g fresh yeast
- ⅜ tbsp sugar
- 62½ g flour
- ⅓ eggs
- 12½ g unsalted butter
- salt
- stand mixer with dough hook
- whisk
- kitchen towel
Add milk to the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook. Crumble the yeast, then add sugar and mix with a whisk to dissolve. Add flour, eggs, butter, and a pinch of salt to the same bowl. Mix until a dough forms. Cover with a clean towel and let rise in a warm place for approx. 20 min.
Step 2/3
- butter (for greasing)
- baking dish
Grease a baking dish with butter and dust it with sugar. On a floured work surface, knead the dough into two logs. Cut each log into 6 pieces so there are 12 pieces in total. Use your hands to form each piece into a ball and transfer to a baking dish. Cover with a towel and let rest for at least 30 min.
Step 3/3
- ⅓ tbsp confectioner’s sugar
- oven
- pastry brush
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350°F. Brush the sweet rolls with remaining melted butter. Transfer to oven and bake for approx. 25 min. Dust with confectioner's sugar and serve with vanilla sauce. Enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!