These Semi- Sweet Cherry Filled Rolls are going to be a hit the next time you serve tea. They're also made with whole wheat so it's kinda good for you as well.
Ingredients
2 ½ cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 Tbsp Dry Yeast
1 Egg
¾ Cup Warm Milk
75gr Butter - Melted
3 Tbsp Sugar
For the Filling:
30-45 Frozen or Fresh Pitted Cherries
Raspberry (or any berry) Jam or 3 Tbsp Sugar
For the Egg Wash:
1 Beaten Egg Yolk (you can also use the whole egg)
Instructions
Place all the ingredients in a mixer bowl and mix until combined.
The dough you’ll get will be very sticky (don’t worry); simply dump the dough onto a floured surface (floured with 3 Tbsp Whole Wheat Flour or as needed) and roll in the flour until the dough is still very soft but no longer sticky.
Place the dough in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap or clean kitchen towel and let it rise for 45 minutes.
After 45 minutes, place the dough bowl in the fridge for about 30 minutes (this will ease the dough shaping).
Preheat oven to 375F (185C)
Remove from fridge and divide into 15 pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
On a lightly floured surface, roll each ball into a 8-10cm (3”-4”) round flat circle.
If you are not using jam for the filling, this is when you’ll need to toss the cherries with the 3 Tbsp sugar.
To fill each circle simply place 2-3 sugared cherries in the middle. If you are using jam, place ½ tsp jam in the middle of each circle and top with 2-3 cherries.
Fold each filled circle in half and tightly pinch the edges to prevent the filling from coming out while baking.
Tuck each edge of the half circle under the roll and place each half circle on its “seam”. So the part you pinched is on the bottom of the roll and the ends are tucked under.
Place on a parchment paper layered baking sheet and brush with the egg wash.
Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Store in a sealed container in the fridge (after cooled down).
Recipe by Maya`s Kitchen at https://www.mayaskitchen.info/2014/09/03/cherry-filled-whole-wheat-rolls-cherry-piroshki/