Air fryer garlic buns (pampushki)

Ingredients

• Wheat flour500 g
• Milk250 ml
• Yeast10 g
• Sugar10 g
• Vegetable oil3 tbsp
• Stock cube (mushroom)1 pc
• Seasoning
• Garlic½ head
• Egg yolk1 pc
• Fresh herbs (any you like)
• Sunflower seeds (shelled)2 tbsp
• Sweet chilli sauceto taste

Method

1. Add a teaspoon of sugar, 1 tbsp of vegetable oil and the dry yeast to 100 ml of warm milk. Leave in a warm place for about 15 minutes until foamy.
2. Dissolve the mushroom stock cube in the remaining 150 ml of hot milk.
3. Peel half a head of garlic and grate it finely. Mix all the seasonings together.
4. Combine all the milk mixtures in a large bowl, add the seasonings, stir and leave in a warm place for about 10 minutes so the spices can release their aroma.
5. Gradually add the flour to the milk mixture and knead a soft, elastic dough — don’t overwork it.
6. Cover the bowl with a clean towel and leave the dough to rise for 1 hour.
7. Divide the dough into 12 buns. Line the bottom of the air fryer with cling film, place 6 buns inside, cover with a towel and leave in a warm place for about 20 minutes for a second rise.
8. Bake for 20 minutes at 150 °C.
9. While the buns are baking, make the topping: whisk the yolk and add the grated garlic, 2 tbsp of vegetable oil, sweet chilli sauce to taste, 1 tbsp of shelled sunflower seeds and finely chopped herbs.
10. Take out the air fryer basket, quickly brush the buns with the egg-and-garlic mixture and bake for another 5–7 minutes.

Cooked with

HAG-7070 Air Fryer