Yeasted Apple Buns with Curd Cheese and Crumble Topping

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At a glance

You're making soft, fluffy yeasted buns that actually aren't as tricky as they sound — the stand mixer does most of the heavy lifting for you. The buns come together with caramelised cinnamon apples, creamy curd cheese filling, and a crunchy crumble topping, with a final sweet glaze to finish. Plan for about 2.5 hours total, mostly hands-off rising and resting time.

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Making the dough base

Take out the butter and eggs. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, lukewarm milk, eggs, instant yeast, both sugars, yogurt, salt, lemon zest and nutmeg. Mix on low speed for a few minutes until everything comes 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 base mixture. Increase the speed and knead in the mixer for about 12 minutes. The dough will become nicely developed but still slightly sticky – don't add extra flour! Using a spatula greased with oil, gather the dough and shape it into a ball.
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Proving the dough

Transfer the ball of dough into a clean bowl lightly greased with oil. Cover with a tea towel or cling film and leave to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, peel and dice the apples.

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2 piece
Apple

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Apple filling

Put the apples, butter, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice into a saucepan and sauté. If the apples aren't releasing much juice, add a splash of water. Let them soften and caramelise. Mix the cornstarch with water and stir into the apples. Simmer until thickened, then remove from 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 curd filling and shaping the dough

In a bowl, mix together the ingredients for the curd cheese filling. Divide the risen dough into 4 pieces, shape into balls and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Leave to rest for a further 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 base of a glass (dusted in flour), press a hollow into the centre of each dough ball. Brush the edges with beaten egg yolk. Spoon the curd cheese filling into the hollow first, then top with the apple mixture.
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Crumble topping and baking

In a bowl, rub the 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.

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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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Final glaze

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

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30 gram
Powdered Sugar

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

3 gram
Brandy

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Yeasted Apple Buns with Curd Cheese and Crumble Topping

Name: Irresistible Apple Curd Cheese Buns
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 33 min
Total time: 145 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 230 gram All-purpose wheat flour; 15 gram Ground Almonds; 5 gram Dried Yeast; 100 milliliter Full-Fat UHT Milk (3.5% Fat); 1 piece Chicken Eggs; 125 milliliter Water; 1 tablespoon White Greek Yogurt; 2 tablespoon Light Cane Sugar; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Sugar; 2 gram Nutmeg; 2 gram Salt; 65 gram Unsalted Butter; 4 gram Vanilla Sugar; 3 gram Ground Cinnamon; 1 teaspoon Full-Fat UHT Milk (3.5% Fat); 3 gram Brandy; 2 piece Apple; 4 gram Cornstarch; 30 gram Powdered Sugar; 100 gram Full-Fat Curd Cheese; 1 piece Lemon; 40 gram Light Cane Sugar

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Prep 32 min Cook 33 min

Plus 1 h 15 min of resting (not counted in active time)

22 Ingredients

8 Steps

Hard Difficulty

Equipment

What you'll need besides the ingredients.

Stand mixer

Spatula

Baking sheet

Baking paper

Tea towel

What's in it?

626 kcal

Calories

117 g

Carbohydrates

26 g

Fats

19 g

Proteins

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

About this recipe

Do you remember that irresistible smell when grandma used to bake yeasted buns? Now you can recreate that exact same magic at home. Working with yeast dough might sound a bit intimidating, but we promise this recipe makes it easy. The dough turns out wonderfully soft and fluffy. Hidden inside is a filling of caramelised apples scented with cinnamon, along with a layer of smooth curd cheese that keeps the buns beautifully moist. And on top? A perfectly crunchy crumble and a sweet glaze that finish everything off just right. Mouth already watering? Then let's preheat the oven and get baking!

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Making the dough base

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Apple filling

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Shaping and filling the buns

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Yeasted Apple Buns with Curd Cheese and Crumble Topping

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