Yeasted Apple Buns with Cottage Cheese Filling and Crumble Topping

Step-by-step method

At a glance

You're in for a treat with these cloud-soft yeasted buns loaded with caramelized cinnamon apples, creamy cottage cheese, and a crisp crumble topping. The main time commitment is letting the dough rise twice and waiting for the apples to caramelize, but everything else is straightforward mixing and assembly. Once they're baked golden and glazed, you'll understand why they smell like grandma's kitchen magic.

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Making the dough base

Take the butter and eggs out so they can come to room temperature. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, lukewarm milk, egg, instant yeast, both sugars, yogurt, salt, lemon zest and nutmeg. Mix on low speed for a few minutes until the ingredients come together.

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35 gram
Unsalted Butter

1 piece
Chicken Eggs

210 gram
All-purpose wheat flour

100 milliliter
Full-Fat UHT Milk (3.5% Fat)

5 gram
Dried Yeast

30 gram
Light Cane Sugar

1 teaspoon
Vanilla Sugar

1 tablespoon
White Greek Yogurt

2 gram
Salt

1 piece
Lemon

2 gram
Nutmeg
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Kneading the dough

Add the softened butter to the mixture. Increase the speed and knead with the mixer for about 12 minutes. The dough will be beautifully smooth but still a little sticky — don't add extra flour! Using a spatula greased with oil, scrape the dough together and shape it into a ball.
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Letting the dough rise

Transfer the dough ball to a clean bowl lightly greased with oil. Cover with a tea towel or plastic wrap and leave to rise in a warm spot for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, peel and dice the apples.

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2 piece
Apple

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Making the apple filling

Put the apples, butter, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice into a saucepan and sauté. If the apples aren't releasing enough juice, add a splash of water. Let them soften and caramelize. Mix the cornstarch with a little water and pour it into the apples. Simmer until thickened, then take off the heat.

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20 gram
Unsalted Butter

1 tablespoon
Light Cane Sugar

3 gram
Ground Cinnamon

4 gram
Cornstarch

125 milliliter
Water
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Preparing the cottage cheese filling and shaping the dough

In a bowl, mix together the ingredients for the cottage cheese filling. Divide the risen dough into 4 pieces, shape into balls and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Let them rest for another 15 minutes under a tea towel.

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100 gram
Full-Fat Curd Cheese

1 tablespoon
Light Cane Sugar

4 gram
Vanilla Sugar
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Shaping and filling the buns

Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Using the bottom of a glass (dipped in flour), press a hollow into the centre of each dough ball. Brush the edges with beaten egg yolk. Fill the hollow first with the cottage cheese filling, then top with the apple mixture.
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Crumble topping and baking

In a bowl, rub cold butter, sugar and flour together with your fingers until you get a crumbly texture. Generously sprinkle it over the buns. Bake in the preheated oven for 20–25 minutes, until golden brown.

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10 gram
Unsalted Butter

10 gram
Light Cane Sugar

20 gram
All-purpose wheat flour

15 gram
Ground Almonds
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Finishing with glaze

Let the buns cool. For the glaze, whisk powdered sugar with milk (and a splash of brandy for extra aroma) in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled buns and let it set.

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30 gram
Powdered Sugar

1 teaspoon
Full-Fat UHT Milk (3.5% Fat)

3 gram
Brandy

Yeasted Apple Buns with Cottage Cheese Filling and Crumble Topping

Name: Cozy Apple Cottage Cheese Buns
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 177 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 3 gram Brandy; 1 teaspoon Full-Fat UHT Milk (3.5% Fat); 1 piece Lemon; 2 gram Nutmeg; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Sugar; 1 piece Chicken Eggs; 100 milliliter Full-Fat UHT Milk (3.5% Fat); 4 gram Vanilla Sugar; 40 gram Light Cane Sugar; 100 gram Full-Fat Curd Cheese; 2 piece Apple; 3 gram Ground Cinnamon; 2 gram Salt; 4 gram Cornstarch; 30 gram Powdered Sugar; 230 gram All-purpose wheat flour; 65 gram Unsalted Butter; 5 gram Dried Yeast; 1 tablespoon White Greek Yogurt; 125 milliliter Water; 2 tablespoon Light Cane Sugar; 15 gram Ground Almonds

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Prep 17 min Cook 35 min

Plus 1 h 20 min of resting (not counted in active time)

22 Ingredients

8 Steps

Hard Difficulty

What's in it?

329 kcal

Calories

64 g

Carbohydrates

10 g

Fats

10 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

Remember that irresistible smell when grandma used to bake yeasted buns? Now you can bring that same magic to your own kitchen. Working with yeast dough might sound a little intimidating, but we promise this recipe makes it easy — the dough turns out wonderfully light and soft. Hidden inside is a caramelized apple filling scented with cinnamon, plus a layer of creamy cottage cheese that keeps every bite moist. And on top? A perfectly crisp crumble and a sweet glaze that pull the whole thing together. Mouth watering already? Then preheat the oven and let's get baking!

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Step-by-step method

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Making the dough base

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Kneading the dough

Letting the dough rise

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Making the apple filling

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Preparing the cottage cheese filling and shaping the dough

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Shaping and filling the buns

Crumble topping and baking

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Finishing with glaze

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Yeasted Apple Buns with Cottage Cheese Filling and Crumble Topping

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