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Curd cheese bundles baked golden brown, sprinkled with icing sugar, with soft curd filling
Flaky, golden-brown pastry pockets hiding a sweet, creamy lemon and sultana curd filling.

Curd cheese bundles (túrós batyu)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
Curd cheese bundles are the morning star of bakeries, but the real deal is homemade. The secret hides between the layers of puff pastry: thin layers of butter melt during baking, the water in them turns to steam, and this steam puffs up the pastry into a thousand tiny, crisp leaves. The creamy, lemony curd filling crowns this texture.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 5 servings
🔥 Calories 380 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Rolling pin
  • Baking tray with baking paper
  • Bowl for mixing filling
  • Pastry brush

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1 ✓

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Take the puff pastry out of the fridge, roll it out to approx. 3-4 mm thickness, and cut into 10x10 cm squares.

Tip: Hot oven (thermal shock) is needed so the steam suddenly lifts the pastry layers before the butter runs out.
2 ✓

For the filling, press the curd cheese, mix with sugar, vanilla sugar, grated lemon zest, the whole egg, and sultanas.

Tip: The egg helps bind the curd during baking so it doesn't run (coagulation).
3 ✓

Pile a tablespoon of filling onto the centre of each pastry square.

Tip: Don't scrimp, but don't overdo it either – the 'less is more' principle helps keep the bundle closed.
4 ✓

Fold the four corners of the pastry over the filling like closing an envelope, and pinch the meeting points and edges firmly with your fingers.

Tip: If it doesn't stick well, wet your finger slightly; it acts as 'glue' on the floury surface.
5 ✓

Place bundles on a baking tray lined with baking paper, brush tops with beaten egg yolk (avoiding cut edges), and bake until golden brown for 15-20 minutes.

Tip: Don't smear egg on the cut edges of the pastry because it 'glues' the layers together, and they won't rise nicely.
6 ✓

Allow to cool to lukewarm, then sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the bundle open during baking?
You probably didn't press the edges together firmly enough, or put in too much filling. Steam pushes the pastry!
Why didn't the pastry become flaky?
The kitchen or your hands were too warm, and the butter melted in the pastry before baking. Always work with puff pastry cold!
The filling ran out, what did I do wrong?
The curd was too runny. Add a little semolina to absorb excess moisture.

Ingredients

  • 500 g Puff pastry (chilled)
  • 250 g Semi-fat curd cheese
  • 50 g Granulated sugar
  • 1 pack Vanilla sugar
  • 1 pc Grated lemon zest
  • 1 pc Egg (for filling)
  • 50 g Sultanas (optional)
  • 1 pc Egg yolk (for brushing)
  • 20 g Icing sugar (for serving)