Ukrainian Sweet Cheese Rolls
I converted most ingredients to grams
57 grams butter
57 grams vegetable shortening
3 eggs
110 grams full fat sour cream
(All ingredients at room temperature)
50 grams sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
21/4 teaspoons instant yeast
Pinch of Salt
480 grams flour (I used unbleached)
Put all ingredients except flour into stand mixer with wisk and on medium speed mix till you feel sugar dissolved. Switch to hook and on low speed slowly start adding flour. Withhold about half a cup. On medium speed mix dough. If it’s sticky add more flour a tablespoon at a time. Dough should be soft but not stick to hand. Gather dough into greased bowl,cover and let it double in size. I proofed mine in the oven on proof setting and it took about 1 1/2 hrs.
FILLING
500 grams pressed cottage cheese(jammy no frills has it or Richmond Hill Costco) I think Quarks would be fine
2 egg yolks
Zest of lemon
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/3 cup of icing sugar
I find food processor works best for this. Put all ingredients in fp and pulsate till its very smooth. I added about a tablespoon of cream but milk will do. It should be as smooth as beaten cream cheese.
Assembly make a mixture of half cup sugar half cup icing sugar. Divide dough in 2 or 3 sections. Spread some sugar on your board and roll out a 14 inch circle for big rolls. Cut into 8 wedges. Spread about 2 tablespoons of filling on the wider edge about in the middle. Flip dough over and try to seal. Roll into crescent. Put your rolls on cookie sheet covered with parchment. Cover with teatowel and let rest for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 325. Just before baking brush with egg wash and if you want sprinkle with left over sugar. Bake 30 minutes rotating half way. I got 16 rolls and froze 8. They freeze well. good luck PHEW
Sourdough discard biscuits. Super crisp and flaky!
Another gorgeous bake! Is there a recipe associated with this one?
CARROT and PECAN CAKE with BROWN BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING from ”Dessert Person”
I made this in cupcake form for my book club. The cake was very good, but the brown butter cream cheese frosting (which many of you have recommended) was fantastic. This made 19 cupcakes. I ended up with an extra cup of frosting since the cupcakes didn’t require as much as the three layer cake; it is in the fridge and I am going to look for a recipe in ”Snacking Cakes” to pair it with.
Thanks!
They’re Nicole Muvu’s recipe. She makes and sells some amazing baked goods on Instagram, and these were recommended over other sourdough biscuits by a few people (I still want to try a few other versions though 
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I needed to save up discard to make these since I scarcely have more than 50 grams of discard at a time.
Because I use a stiff 50% hydration starter, and this recipe has more discard than flour, I prefer to mix the salt right into the discard for better dispersal. I used a small amount of buttermilk mixed with the discard and less flour in the dough to make up the disparity and the dough came together perfectly. I was surprised because I thought it would be more difficult to have a homogenous dough with my stiff starter, but the hydration was absolutely perfect and the dough very nice to work with.
The only thing I found odd was her baking time. I baked these for over 40 minutes! This doesn’t surprise me when I think about the fact that this recipe is mostly starter, so it’s yeast-raised bread really, and very rarely can you find bread that bakes in 15 minutes. I baked until they were browned and it was definitely necessary for the biscuits to be baked all the way through.
I’ll be making these again, though, because I think they’re outstanding. They’re so buttery and I love how crisp the top and bottom get.
Even though she uses pretty old starter, I think it’s good to use starter that isn’t too old, both for rise and for flavor.
Sure could use a couple of these with my coffee right now.
Stef, thank you so much for taking the time to share your recipe. I’m really looking forward to these.
Your welcome. If something isn’t clear let me know. Although I might not be available for a week or two. Having surgery on Thursday. Nothing serious.
Could you clarify what you mean by this?
And good luck with your surgery and recovery!
What a great idea. It’s a huge cake and cupcakes you can freeze without icing
I lay the filling in the wider part of the wedge and then the dough closest to me goes over the filling and I go around and try to seal it. T hen you roll it like a croissant. If a little of the filling shows it’s OK. The filling bakes. You can see in my picture that some came out but it didn’t spread hope it’s clearer
Thanks, yes, that’s well explained.
I’ll confess that I mainly did cupcakes to stretch the recipe to more servings. The cake recipe said it served 10. I needed 13 servings and I thought it might be a challenge to cut the cake into 13 slices. As an added advantage, I got to sample one before the guests arrived and no one was the wiser.
a cup of frosting in my fridge = a cup of frosting in my mouth
Thank you so much for taking the time to post the link. I watched the video. It never occured to me to use a rolling pin to roll out biscuit dough. I’ve always used my hands to pat it out. I think I’ll try it next time. Probably helps keep the dough cooler.
Visually, the results are similar to a discard recipe I found over on The Fresh Loaf many years ago. Comparing the percentages, however, Nicole’s calls for a higher % of both liquid (via the starter) and butter. More butter is a good thing. I need to try the one you posted.
For reference, photo is of a bake I made about 5 years ago, using the recipe from TFL. Similarly, I use a series of laminations - how ever many I feel like making. It’s a habit I gained from reading Nathalie Dupree’s Southern Biscuits.
What I missed in the video, however, is the baking temp. Does 425 sound about right?
She does 425, but I’d be willing to go to 450. I think Nicole like a lot of vloggers has a convection oven, and that also likely accounts for my longer baking times.
I made a half recipe and it served 12!
Ottolenghi No Knead Bread
I had some extra buttermilk so I made the Ottolenghi no knead bread that macrogenoff recommended last month. It is very good. It makes a bigger loaf (600 g flour vs 400 g) than Lahey’s no knead bread. I liked the fact you just do the second raise right in the Dutch oven. The crust was crisp, but thinner and not as hard as the Lahey bread (I prefer the harder crust of the Lahey bread, but this was good). The interior was softer. I’ll probably stick with the Lahey version as I always have the ingredients on hand, but I’d make this again.
Thanks again and best wishes for a speedy recovery!
This looks perfect!
Heart-healthy Dried Fruit Scones from Joanne Chang’s cookbook Flour.
I was hoping for a breakfast treat which would not be overly sweet or too rich, and even though these fall somewhere between muffin tops and actual scones, they fit the bill. The recipe calls for oil, yogurt and buttermilk, but no butter, if that gives you an indication of the final texture. It also calls for very little sugar (but I made up for that with the glaze).
I subbed 50 g. white whole wheat for an equal amount of AP. For dried fruit I used apple, sweetened cranberries and pears. Instead of fresh fruit I used walnuts.
I topped with raw sugar before baking - the scones were moist enough that they didn’t need any additional wash to get the sugar to stick – and then drizzled with a little glaze after baking and cooling for 10 minutes. They might not need both, and if forced to choose, I would go with just the glaze just for looks. I do like the crunch the raw sugar adds, however.
I made a half batch, which, using an even ¼ c. measure, yielded 8 scones. The scones baked for about 28 minutes using a sheet pan lined with silpat and parchment.
We both thought these were terrific. Eye-appealing, sweet, fruity, and crunchy on the outside while tender on the inside. Bonus points for being quick to make with minimal clean up, pantry friendly, and not too guilt-inducing. Going forward I might play around with adding a few whole oats.
