Sweet Cherry Filled Buns (Vatrushki Recipe)

INGREDIENTS

1 cup

warm milk (about 100˚F, not hot!)

1/2 tbsp

active dry yeast

4 tbsp

granulated sugar (divided)

3 1/4 cups

all purpose flour (divided, plus more for dusting)

egg (room temp (take it out of the fridge at the start of the recipe))

1 tbsp

unsalted butter (melted)

1/2 tsp

salt

egg (beaten with fork (for egg wash))

1 lb

sweet red cherries (pitted)

1/4 cup

granulated sugar (1/2 tsp for each bun)

4 tbsp

butter (cold, diced)

1 tbsp

sugar

1/2 cup

all-purpose Flour