Description
Delicious Danish Carnival Buns filled with creamy vanilla cheesecake and topped with a sweet blueberry compote.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup (70 g) sugar
- 2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) instant yeast
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup (240 ml) warm milk
- ⅓ cup (75 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 200 g (7 oz) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (100 g) sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup (150 g) blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water
- ½ cup (65 g) flour
- ¼ cup (50 g) sugar
- 3 tbsp cold butter, cubed
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
- Add warm milk, melted butter, and egg. Mix until dough forms.
- Knead 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise 1 hour until doubled.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, cornstarch, and egg yolk until smooth. Chill in the fridge until ready to use.
- In a small saucepan, combine blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until berries soften. Stir in cornstarch slurry and cook until thickened. Let cool completely.
- Mix flour and sugar for streusel topping, then rub in butter with fingertips until crumbly. Chill until ready to use.
- Punch down dough and divide into 12 balls. Place on a baking tray lined with parchment. Use your thumb to make an indent in the center of each.
- Fill with 1–2 tsp cheesecake filling. Top with a small spoonful of blueberry compote. Sprinkle streusel over the edges.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake buns 18–20 minutes until golden. Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Ensure the milk is warm, not hot, to activate the yeast.
- For best results, chill the cheesecake filling before using.
- Blueberry compote can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes + rise time
- Cook Time: 18–20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Danish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bun
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg