Austrian Buchteln (Sweet Yeasted Rolls with Jam)

About This Recipe

Austrian Buchteln is a real, traditional Austrian dish, known as Sweet Yeasted Rolls with Jam. Soft, pillowy yeasted rolls baked close together and filled with apricot or plum jam, brushed with butter, a beloved Austrian teatime treat.\n\nBuchteln have been a staple of Austrian and Central European home baking for generations, traditionally baked snugly together in a pan so the rolls rise into each other, creating soft, pull-apart sides.\n\nThe result is a dish worth making on its own merits: it rewards patience with the technique and delivers real, specific flavor rooted in Austrian home cooking, not a generic stand-in for a search term.

Ingredients

Serves 12

• 500 gall-purpose flour
• 10 ginstant yeast
• 60 gsugar
• 0.5 tspfine sea salt
• 250 mlwhole milk(lukewarm)
• 70 gbutter(melted, plus more for the pan)
• 1egg
• 150 gapricot or plum jam
• 3 tbsppowdered sugar(to finish)

Instructions

1. 1

   Make the dough

   Mix flour, yeast, sugar and salt, add warm milk, melted butter and egg, and knead for 8 minutes until smooth. Rise covered for 1 hour.

2. 2

   Divide and fill

   Divide the dough into 12 portions, flatten each into a small disc, place a spoonful of jam in the center, and pull the edges up to seal into a ball.

3. 3

   Arrange in the pan

   Place the filled balls seam-side down, snugly packed together, in a well-buttered baking dish.

4. 4

   Second rise

   Cover and let rise for 30 minutes until puffy and touching each other.

5. 5

   Bake

   Brush the tops with melted butter and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 25 to 30 minutes until deeply golden.

6. 6

   Serve

   Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm, pulling the soft rolls apart to share.

Variations

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  Fill with a sweetened farmer's cheese mixture instead of jam for a different traditional variation.

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  Add a dusting of vanilla sugar instead of plain powdered sugar for extra aroma.

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  Serve with a warm vanilla sauce poured over the top for an indulgent dessert presentation.

Storage

Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat gently on the stovetop or in the microwave with a splash of water or stock to loosen the texture.

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