Homemade quark buns: Tender, fragrant and fluffy like Grandma's

Name: Homemade quark buns: Tender, fragrant and fluffy like Grandma's
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 800 g semi-coarse flour; 40 g fresh yeast; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 egg; 80 g butter; 80 ml vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon salt; 480 ml milk; 500 g smooth quark (curd cheese); 1 egg; powdered sugar to taste; grated lemon zest; 1 packet vanilla sugar; 1 tablespoon Zlatý klas; raisins to taste

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Easy to prepare
10 portions
120 minutes
Jan, 16. 12. 2025

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Homemade quark buns: Tender, fragrant and fluffy like Grandma's

This recipe for homemade quark buns is an ideal choice for lovers of traditional Czech baked classics. The fluffy yeasted dough, fragrant quark filling and golden surface create a combination that tastes perfect with coffee, cocoa or as a sweet weekend breakfast. The recipe is simple and will succeed even for beginners.

For 10 portions

Ingredients

Dough:

800 g semi-coarse flour
40 g fresh yeast
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 egg
80 g butter
80 ml vegetable oil
½ teaspoon salt
480 ml milk

Quark filling:

500 g smooth quark (curd cheese)
1 egg
powdered sugar to taste
grated lemon zest
1 packet vanilla sugar
1 tablespoon Zlatý klas
raisins to taste

Preparation procedure

From some of the warm milk, a little sugar and the yeast, prepare a yeast starter and let it rise for 10–15 minutes.
Sift the flour into a bowl, add the remaining sugar, the egg, melted butter, oil, salt, the starter and the rest of the milk. Work into a smooth dough and let it rise until it doubles in volume.
Roll the dough out to a thickness of 5–7 mm, cut into 10×10 cm squares, place the filling in the center, wrap and place seam-side down on a greased baking tray. Brush the buns with oil, let them rise briefly once more and bake for 20–30 minutes at 180–200 °C until golden.
Prepare the filling by mixing all the ingredients for the quark mixture.
After baking, brush the buns with oil, let cool and dust with powdered sugar.

Total preparation time

2 hours (including rising)

Number of servings

1 large baking tray (approx. 20–25 buns)

Conclusion

Homemade quark buns are a timeless sweet classic that never disappoints. The fluffy yeasted dough and moist filling make this bun a dessert that always disappears quickly. They taste best still slightly warm, but are also excellent the next day.