Description
Delicious Danish Carnival Buns filled with creamy vanilla cheesecake and topped with a sweet blueberry compote.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500 g (4 cups) all-purpose flour
- 70 g (⅓ cup) granulated sugar
- 10 g (2 tsp) instant yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 250 ml (1 cup) warm milk
- 1 large egg
- 75 g (5 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
- 225 g (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 60 g (½ cup) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 ½ cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tsp water (slurry)
- 50 g (¼ cup) unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 50 g (¼ cup) granulated sugar
- 75 g (½ cup) all-purpose flour
- 1 egg beaten with 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
- Add warm milk, egg, and butter, mixing until a soft dough forms.
- Knead 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise 1 hour or until doubled.
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and egg yolk until smooth. Chill until ready to use.
- In a small saucepan, combine blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice. Simmer 5 minutes until berries release juices.
- Stir in cornstarch slurry and cook until thickened. Cool completely.
- Rub butter, sugar, and flour together until crumbly. Chill.
- Punch down dough and divide into 10–12 pieces. Shape into balls.
- Place on a lined baking tray, flattening slightly. Use your fingers or a spoon to make an indent in the center.
- Fill each indent with cheesecake filling, add a spoonful of blueberry compote, then sprinkle crumble on edges.
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Brush edges of buns with egg wash.
- Bake 18–22 minutes until golden brown and set.
- Cool slightly before serving. Enjoy warm with a dusting of powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
- Ensure the butter is softened for easy mixing.
- Chill the cheesecake filling to maintain its structure when baking.
- Adjust the sweetness of the blueberry compote according to taste.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Danish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bun
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg