Dukátové Buchtičky — Print Recipe

Tiny, fluffy yeast buns baked until golden and served swimming in a pool of warm vanilla custard sauce. An irresistible Slovak dessert.

Ingredients

400g all-purpose flour
200ml warm milk
7g dry yeast
2 egg yolks
50g sugar
50g butter, melted
Pinch salt
Vanilla custard: 500ml milk, 3 egg yolks, 60g sugar, 30g cornstarch, 1 vanilla bean

1 Dissolve yeast in warm milk with a pinch of sugar. Let foam.
2 Mix flour, egg yolks, sugar, melted butter, salt, and yeast mixture. Knead into soft dough.
3 Let rise 1 hour. Punch down, form into small walnut-sized balls.
4 Place balls snugly in a buttered baking pan. Let rise 20 min.
5 Bake at 180°C (356°F) for 18-20 min until golden.
6 Make custard: whisk yolks, sugar, cornstarch; heat milk with vanilla, temper into yolk mix, cook until thick. Serve buns in warm custard.

Did You Know?

The name "dukátové" refers to the gold ducat coin — the buns are shaped and colored to resemble little golden coins.