Sweet Buns with Fresh Cherry Filling (Piroshki)

Not many things speak to childhood like cherry piroshki. This is a special staple of any Ukrainian household. What does it remind me of? My mom in the kitchen, fun discussions and an environment full of laughter. Followed by delicious Sweet Buns with Cherry filling and tea. Wonderful times!

For this recipe I used the same dough recipe as the Sweet Braided Easter Bread Recipe, just omit the raisins. I made these Piroshki with freshly picked cherries from a near by orchard. During non-cherry picking season I use frozen cherries that I've packed up and froze to be used at times like these. See How to Freeze Cherry Fruit.

You may always purchase fresh cherries from the grocery store if you don't freeze cherries, but they result is pretty much the same. These Sweet Buns with Cherry Filling are super soft and sweet. The cherry filling is the perfect combination for this sweet dough recipe, adding a little sour taste to give a flavor contrast. I didn't take the pits out of the cherries because we are used to the whole cherries. To be on the safer side, if you don't make them often and when using fresh cherries, you can always take them out. When they appear as often as they do at my house, it's to be expected. Pitting cherries can take some time and when using frozen cherries it's not something you want to deal with. Just warn the clan to watch for cherry pits, and they're all too happy to do it in return for enjoying these delicious sweet buns!

Dough ingredients:

I use Sweet Braided Easter Bread with Raisins Recipe.

Filling ingredients:

1 ½ lbs. - fresh or frozen cherries

Olive oil (for greasing working surface)

Egg wash ingredients:

1 large - egg
1 tbsp. - Milk

Instructions:

1. Remove stems and wash cherries well.

2. After the dough triples in size, place the dough onto a large cutting board lightly greased with olive oil.

3. Divide the dough in half (it’s easier to work with smaller portion) and cover the other half with a clean kitchen towel or plastic food wrap.

4. Roll into a log and cut the log in half. Roll the first half into a thinner log.

5. Cut into small 1-inch thick pieces.

6. Using your fingers, flatten the dough pieces into oval shapes.

7. Place one cherry in the middle of each oval dough pieces.

8. Fold together the dough flaps, pinch their ends and between your palms roll into an oval shaped buns.

9. Place the buns into a pan greased with olive oil lined with parchment paper. Repeat the same steps with the remaining dough. Allow the buns to rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.

10. After the buns rise, make the egg wash. Place 1 egg and 1tbsp. of milk into a small bowl and whisk until combined. Brush the buns with the egg wash and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, at 350 F, or until golden brown.

11. Remove from the oven and allow the buns to cool. You may serve them warm or cold, but warm is enjoyed best. 

Enjoy!

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Sweet Buns with Fresh Cherry Filling (Piroshki)

Valya's Taste of Home

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 3 hours hrs

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 3 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Bread, Dessert

Servings 54 piroshki

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ Dough ingredients:
• ▢ Sweet Braided Easter Bread with Raisins
• ▢ Filling ingredients:
• ▢ 1 ½ lbs. - fresh or frozen cherries
• ▢ Olive oil for greasing working surface
• ▢ Egg wash ingredients:
• ▢ 1 large – egg
• ▢ 1 <g class="gr_ gr_143 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="143" data-gr-id="143">tbsp</g>. – 1 % milk

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Instructions

 

• ▢
  Remove stems and wash cherries well.
• ▢
  After the dough triples in size, place the dough onto a large cutting board lightly greased with olive oil.
• ▢
  Divide the dough in half (it’s easier to work with smaller portion) and cover the other half with a clean kitchen towel or plastic food wrap.
• ▢
  Roll into a log and cut the log in half. Roll the first half into a thinner log.
• ▢
  Cut into small 1-inch thick pieces.
• ▢
  Using your fingers, flatten the dough pieces into oval shapes.
• ▢
  Place one cherry in the middle of each oval dough pieces.
• ▢
  Fold together the dough flaps, pinch their ends and between your palms roll into an oval shaped buns.
• ▢
  Place the buns into a pan greased with olive oil lined with parchment paper. Repeat the same steps with the remaining dough. Allow the buns to rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
• ▢
  After the buns rise, make the egg wash. Place 1 egg and 1tbsp. of milk into a small bowl and whisk until combined. Brush the buns with the egg wash and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, at 350 F, or until golden brown.
• ▢
  Remove from the oven and allow the buns to cool. You may serve them warm or cold, but warm is enjoyed best.
• ▢
  Enjoy!

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