Fluffy Enriched Dough for Sweet-Filled Hand Pies

Ingredients

• 300 g Wheat flour (Sift; if needed, you can add a little more, but the author recommends greasing your hands and the dough with vegetable oil instead.)
• 70 ml Warm water
• 50 g Sugar (Take 1 tsp from the total amount for the yeast, and add the rest to the eggs.)
• 0.5 tsp Salt
• 6 g Instant dry yeast
• 2 Grade C1 eggs (Lightly beaten.)
• 30 g Butter (Softened; add in small pieces.)
• Vegetable oil (For greasing the bowl, hands, and dough; quantity not specified.)
• Sweet filling (The filling and its quantity are not specified.)
• 1 Egg yolk (For brushing the hand pies.)
• 1 tbsp Milk (Mix with the egg yolk for brushing.)

Steps

1. 1

   Dissolve the instant dry yeast and 1 tsp of the sugar from the total amount in the warm water. Leave the mixture until a foamy yeast cap appears on the surface.

2. 2

   Lightly beat the eggs with the remaining sugar.

3. 3

   Add the dissolved yeast to the egg mixture and stir.

4. 4

   Sift the flour, add the salt, and gradually add it to the liquid ingredients while kneading the dough.

5. 5

   When the dough comes together into a ball, gradually begin incorporating the softened butter in small pieces. Add each subsequent portion only after the previous one has been fully incorporated.

6. 6

   Knead the dough for a total of 10–15 minutes. If it seems too soft and sticky, it is better not to add a lot of flour, but to grease your hands and the surface of the dough with vegetable oil.

7. 7

   Transfer the dough to a bowl greased with vegetable oil, cover with plastic wrap, and leave in a warm place for 2 hours to rise. After 1 hour, punch down the dough once.

8. 8

   After 2 hours, punch down the dough and divide it into 12 equal portions.

9. 9

   First shape each portion into a ball, pinching the edges inward, then roll it out into a small round.

10. 10

    Place the sweet filling in the center of each round, firmly pinch the edges closed, and place the hand pies seam-side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

11. 11

    Cover the shaped hand pies and leave them to rise for another 30 minutes.

12. 12

    Preheat the oven to 190 °C.

13. 13

    Mix the egg yolk with the milk and brush the surface of the hand pies with the mixture.

14. 14

    Bake the hand pies for 15–17 minutes, until cooked through and golden.

Notes

The type and quantity of the sweet filling are not specified in the source. The preparation time does not include the 2 hours of the first rise and the 30 minutes of the second rise; the oven temperature is given as 190 °C.

Nutrition per serving

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