BALLOON BUNS WITH MINCED MEAT

These buns were a real challenge for me to make. The challenge was very successful, and I was very satisfied. I mostly liked the trick to get the balloon shape. It will be explained in the recipe. The dose is for 4 buns.

Ingredients:

1/4 cube fresh yeast (10 grams or 0,3 oz or 1 tsp dry yeast)
100 ml of warm water (3.4 fluid oz)
2 tablespoons sour cream
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
half a teaspoon of salt
a pinch of sugar (for the yeast)
about 300 g of flour (10,5 oz)
1 egg yolk and sesame seeds for coating

Filling

250 g minced meat (8.8 oz)
1 small chopped onion
half a spoon of vegetable seasoning
black pepper to taste

Preparation:

First, dissolve the yeast in warm water and add a little sugar.
Then add sour cream, salt and gradually add flour. Knead a soft, slightly sticky dough and finally add 2-3 tablespoons of oil and knead the dough. It should stop be sticky and if it still is, add a tablespoon or two of flour.
Form a ball and immediately divide it into 8 parts and form a small ball from each part.
Cover them with nylon foil and leave to rise for at least 1 hour.
Meanwhile, prepare the minced meat. Fry the chopped onion, add the minced meat, simmer for about 10 minutes and finally add the vegetable seasoning and black pepper.
Then, roll out all 8 balls with the help of a rolling pin in the size of a small round plate.
From the 8 parts you will get 4 buns, so you use 2 crusts for 1 bun.
You can immediately arrange 4 spread crusts on a greased baking tray.
Then add the filling leaving 2 cm free at the ends.
Cover each from the top with the remaining 4 crusts.
Join the ends spirally as you do when making zelnik, press well so that there is no air flow and leave only a small part of about 1 cm unattached. In that part between the two crusts, insert a thicker straw and blow inside until it inflates like a balloon.
Take out the straw and immediately glue the place by pressing it with your finger. If your balloon is punctured, gently repair the hole with a little dough. One of my 4 buns was punctured and didn't inflate and came out like a small pie.
Then, coat them very gently with beaten egg yolk, add sesame seeds on top.
Bake at 200 C degrees until nicely browned.