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Sweet Dough

My Master Sweet Dough recipe, that's from Russia and Eastern Europe. Universal dough that's a soft and sweet dough pastry. Perfect for cinnamon rolls, piroshki, kolaches, vatrushka buns and more.
Course Baking
Cuisine Continental, Eastern European, Russian
Keyword sweet dough, sweet yeast dough
Prep Time 25 minutes
Proofing 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon yeast
  • 1⅓ cups lukewarm milk
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 cups flour plus more for kneading
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoons melted butter or oil

Instructions

  • Pour yeast, 1 tablespoon sugar and ½ of the lukewarm milk in a bowl. Whisk together and mix in ½ cup of flour. Allow to sit for 15 minutes in a warm place until it starts to bubble and foam, then the yeast is activated.
  • In a bowl, mix together 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon salt, 5 tablespoons sugar, 5 tablespoons melted butter. Mix in the remaining milk. Pour into the yeast mixture and slowly add the remaining flour until it forms a dough ball.
  • Knead on a floured surface, adding more flour if needed, for about 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
  • Place back into bowl, cover with cling wrap. Place in a warm place until it rises, about 1 ½ hours. Punch down dough, gently knead and you are ready to use.

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