Name: Maritozzi Recipe
Yield: 10 pieces
Ingredients: 300 g all-purpose flour (2 ½ cups); 50 g sugar (¼ cup); 7 g dry yeast (1 packet) or 20 g fresh yeast; 110 ml lukewarm milk (½ cup); 1 egg (medium); 50 g soft butter (3 ½ tbsp); 1 pinch of salt; a little vanilla; 1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk; 400 ml cream (1 ¾ cups); 2 tbsp powdered sugar; 1 packet cream stiffener; powdered sugar

Directions

1
Sift the flour into a bowl and press a well into the center. Add the yeast, 1 tsp of the sugar, and a little of the lukewarm milk into the well. Stir lightly, cover, and let rest a few minutes until the yeast foams and activates.
2
Add the remaining sugar, salt, vanilla, the egg, and the rest of the milk, and knead everything into a smooth dough.
3
Once the dough comes together, knead in the soft butter piece by piece until you have a smooth, soft dough.
4
Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1-1.5 hours, until doubled in size.
5
Divide the dough into 10-11 equal pieces, shape into oval buns, and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Let rise again for about 30-45 minutes.
6
Brush with the egg yolk and milk mixture. Bake in the preheated oven at 180 °C (350 °F) top/bottom heat for about 15-18 minutes until golden brown.
7
Let cool completely. Cut diagonally from the top and remove a piece to create an opening. Pipe in the whipped cream (whipped with powdered sugar and cream stiffener), smooth it off with a spatula, and dust generously with powdered sugar.