Butter dough differs from ordinary yeast dough by the obligatory presence of butter and eggs. It is more crumbly, aromatic and sweet than regular yeast.

Yeast dough for Easter cakes is especially honored. It is believed that you cannot swear when preparing it, you need to cook in a good mood. Probably, this principle can be attributed to the preparation of all dishes. But yeast dough is really special and a hasty, inattentive person will never master the art of making it. Does not like yeast dough, drafts and cold. The room where you will knead it should be warm. Especially a lot of seasonings are added to Easter cakes. This is not only vanillin, but also turmeric to give the dough a pleasant yellow color, as well as cardamom and raisins.

The pastry in the dough can be added in a different ratio of food components, depending on the requirements of the recipe. Instead of water, milk, kefir or sour cream are usually added to such a dough. But there are original varieties with pumpkin puree and cottage cheese. How to make delicious pastry? Try to cook different options and choose the best for yourself.

Prescription products

• milk 495 ml;
• eggs 5 pcs.;
• butter 150 g;
• salt 5 g;
• flour 1000 g;
• sugar 110 g;
• sour cream 25 g;
• yeast 2 tbsp. l .;
• vanillin.

Recipe

1. The milk is heated to 30 degrees. Cast off half and dissolve the yeast in it. While they come up, about 10 minutes, mix the rest of the dough components.
2. Beat eggs with sugar.
3. Melt the butter.
4. Mix butter with sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt.
5. The flour is sieved.
6. Add milk with yeast to eggs and butter.
7. Pour in flour, and knead a soft dough.
8. Form a dough ball, place in a container with high edges, and place in a warm place to rise.
9. After an hour, the dough is kneaded to improve its structure.
10. After another hour, you can make sweet pies from the dough.

Pumpkin butter

Prescription products

• butter 124 g;
• cottage cheese 255 g;
• lean oil 20 g;
• salt 10 g;
• fresh yeast 41 g;
• sugar 105 g;
• eggs 2 pcs.;
• wheat flour 555 g;
• pumpkin puree 205 g;
• vanilla sugar 1 p.

Recipe

This interesting recipe does not contain liquid - milk or water. Pumpkin puree is used instead. The dough turns out to be an interesting orange color. Very tender and delicious.

1. To make the pumpkin puree, cut the pumpkin into cubes, add a little water and simmer for about 15 minutes. Grind the pumpkin puree with the liquid using a blender. It should not be thick, rather liquid like low-fat sour cream.
2. Crumbled yeast and sugar should be added to warm pumpkin puree. Leave to stand for 15 minutes for the yeast to froth.
3. Cottage cheese can be grated through a sieve or using a blender, mixing it with eggs. Add pumpkin puree with yeast to it. Sift flour, mix with vanilla sugar and salt. Melt the butter. First, pour flour into the liquid components, mix the mass with a spoon, then pour in the ghee and knead the dough with your hands. If the dough is too thin, you can add a little flour.
4. Having formed a soft dough ball, put it to rise in a warm place in a large container greased with vegetable oil. After an hour and a half, the dough will increase in volume, it will be tender and soft. You can form rich bagels or buns from it by greasing your hands with vegetable oil.

Recipe for rich yeast dough in the sponge way

Prescription products

For dough

• milk 255 ml;
• sugar 25 g;
• yeast 31 g;
• flour 110 g.

For the test

• sugar 105 g;
• butter 105 g;
• vanilla sugar 1 p.;
• flour 480 g;
• eggs 2 pcs.;
• salt 10 g;
• lean oil 20 g.

Recipe

1. For butter yeast dough according to this recipe, it is necessary to prepare a dough. Mix warm milk with a spoonful of sugar, add 30 g of ordinary yeast or 11 g of dry yeast. Put three rounded tablespoons of flour.
2. Put the dough in a warm place for half an hour. Soon it will begin to rise and air bubbles will appear on the surface. You can prepare muffins and the remaining flour included in the butter dough recipe.
3. In a container, mix melted butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt and eggs. Sift the flour and add together with the slightly settled "ripe" dough to the rest of the ingredients in the container. If there is not enough flour after kneading, you can add a little. Form a soft dough ball and place in a lifting container. Place the container with the dough in a warm place for an hour and a half or two.
4. Sponge dough its recipe is more complicated than ordinary yeast dough, it turns out to be fluffy and soft. You can make sweet rolls from it, it is perfect for a pie, pies with sweet fillings will also turn out delicious.

Yeast dough on kefir

Prescription products

• pressed yeast 52 g;
• butter 105 g;
• salt 3g;
• vegetable oil 20 g;
• kefir 495 ml;
• sugar 75 g;
• egg 2 pcs.;
• flour 810 g.

Recipe

1. Kefir for kneading needs to be slightly heated. When heating, you need to constantly stir the kefir with a spoon so that it does not curl up. When the temperature reaches 30 degrees, remove from heat and add yeast to kefir. Put a tablespoon of sugar together with the yeast.
2. Sift flour onto a board. Add the remaining sugar and salt to it, mix well. When the yeast foams (20 minutes after they are dissolved in kefir), make a slide in flour and pour in the dough, add eggs. Knead soft dough. At the end of kneading, add softened butter. If there is not enough flour, you can add more.
3. Having formed an elastic, soft ball of dough, put it in a container greased with vegetable oil. Grease the surface of the dough with the remaining vegetable oil. Cover the container with a clean towel and place the dough in a warm place.
4. After an hour, it is necessary to knead the yeast dough in order to remove the carbon dioxide that the yeast produces during its life. Put the dough in the container again, cover and leave in a warm place for another hour. After that, you can form delicious pastries from it, and bake in the oven.

Various recipes for butter yeast dough are similar in the presence of baking. Its amount can be more or less, depending on the intended baking. Butter dough for pies with savory filling may contain a minimum amount of sugar. To improve the taste of the dough, kefir or sour cream is added instead of milk.

It is believed that such baked goods do not stale longer. There are original recipes that contain pumpkin puree instead of the milk part. Try baked goods made from different types of yeast dough. A hostess who knows how to bake delicious pies is always respected and honored.

Good luck in your culinary art!