Yeast-Baked Brushwood: A Step-by-Step Yeast Recipe with Photos

Brushwood with yeast It will become a favorite treat for the whole family! Today, we'll take a detailed look at how to make yeast хворост at home and offer you a simple step-by-step recipe that will help you easily prepare classic, fluffy хворост, just like your childhood.

Yeast-Based Brushwood: A Classic Step-by-Step Recipe

Nutritional value per serving

318.2 kcal

Proteins: 8.2 g
Fats: 9.5 g
Carbohydrates: 49.8 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Time in the kitchen: 40 min
Complexity:

It's easy and straightforward to prepare, but it does require some experience. Not everyone can do it right the first time.
Number of servings: 20

Fluffy, deep-fried pretzels are featured in cuisines around the world:

In Germany they are called "Krebli";
in Kazakhstan, Tatarstan and some eastern countries – “baursaks”;
In Belarus and Ukraine – “verguns”.

Previously, we told you step by step how to cook fluffy and soft bread in a frying pan. classic хворост (brushwood) without yeast (on soda).

There's also a thin, crispy khvorost (brushwood) made from puff pastry or unleavened dough without the addition of soda, baking powder, or yeast. This dish can be prepared:

Yeast-based khvorost has some unique features. It's fluffier and more tender, thanks to the yeast's high-rising properties. However, it's important to keep in mind that, like any yeast-based pastry, this delicacy will also be higher in calories, and it may take a little longer to prepare due to the need for a pre-dough starter.

We will be making classic yeast хворост using "live" yeast, but you can slightly modify the recipe and use dry, highly active yeast.

A classic recipe for fluffy yeast-based хворост (brushwood)

Airy Yeast Dough Brushwood – A Quick and Easy Step-by-Step Recipe in a Frying Pan

Ingredients

Servings

Milk

160 ml
Live yeast

12 G
Sugar

100 G
Butter

60 G
Flour

450 G
Egg C1

1 pcs
Salt

1 pinch
Vanilla extract

3 drops
Powdered sugar

50 G
Vegetable oil

300 ml

Preparation

Step 1

We begin preparing the yeast хворост by making the starter. To do this, dissolve 12 grams of live (wet) yeast and 1 teaspoon of sugar in 160 ml of warm (not hot!) milk.

Let the dough activate for about 15 minutes, placing it in a warm place without drafts.

Step 2

In a mixing bowl, combine 80 grams of sugar, 60 grams of melted butter, 1 egg (white + yolk), a pinch of salt and 3 drops of vanilla extract.

Instead of vanilla extract, you can use a packet of vanilla sugar or vanillin (on the tip of a knife).

Step 3

Beat everything into a homogeneous mass.

Step 4

Add the yeast dough to the egg mixture and mix thoroughly until smooth.

Step 5

Add flour in parts and knead the dough.

Depending on the volume of the egg, you may need 420-450 grams of flour. Use this based on the consistency of the dough.

Step 6

First, knead the dough with a spatula, and then with your hands at the final stage, forming an elastic, homogeneous lump, as in the photo.

Step 7

Cover the bowl with the dough with cling film and place in a warm place for 1 hour.

Step 8

During this time, the yeast dough will increase significantly in volume and acquire a characteristic porous texture.

Step 9

Place the dough on the surface and knead again, adding a small amount of flour.

Step 10

We roll out a fairly thick cake, because our yeast pretzels should be fluffy.

Step 11

Cut the dough into diamond shapes. The diamonds can be larger or smaller, depending on the desired size of the finished pretzel.

Interesting fact! Baursaks are cut into simple squares or circles.

Step 12

In the center of each diamond, make a small longitudinal cut and turn a corner of the dough through it, forming the classic shape of a brushwood.

Step 13

Heat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan and fry the brushwood first on one side, then on the other, until a nice golden crust forms.

Step 14

Remove the finished pretzels onto paper towels to drain off excess oil.

Step 15

Before serving, sprinkle the brushwood with powdered sugar.

We also suggest trying to make traditional baursaks at home:

If you don't like the large amount of butter in the fluffy хворост recipe, try making equally delicious cottage cheese crispies in the oven, following this step-by-step video recipe: