Quick Sugar Buns with Instant Dry Yeast
Cheap and accessible, made from everyday ingredients for the whole family! Quick sugar buns with instant dry yeast look appetizing, are golden and very soft. The dough comes together in no time. It contains no animal products, so it’s suitable for fasting.
Updated : 10 February, 2026
Easy
About 1 hour.
Ingredients
Dough
370 grams
Wheat flour
150 milliliters
Water
4 tablespoon
Vegetable oil
1.5 teaspoon
Dry yeast
5 tablespoon
Sugar
0.5 teaspoon
Salt
Filling
4 tablespoon
Vegetable oil
8 tablespoon
Sugar
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How to make quick sugar buns with instant dry yeast? Prepare the ingredients and make the dough. Sift the flour into a bowl. Add instant dry yeast, salt, and sugar. Mix so the dry ingredients are evenly distributed.
Step 2
Pour in warm water (no hotter than 104°F / 40°C). This matters because yeast activates well in warm liquid, dies in hot liquid, and won’t work in cold liquid. Start mixing with a spoon.
Step 3
When the dough thickens, pour in the vegetable oil and continue kneading. Be ready that you may need a bit more or less flour than the recipe states. Focus on the dough consistency, not the exact amount of flour. For 150 ml (about 2/3 cup) of water, I used 370 g (about 3 cups) of flour - the dough is soft, not stiff, and ends up releasing well from the sides of the bowl.
Step 4
Transfer the dough to a work surface lightly greased with oil (no need to dust with flour so you don’t dry out the dough). Knead until smooth and elastic for 7-10 minutes. Shape into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and leave in a warm place for 40 minutes to rise. I usually knead it again after 10 minutes when it becomes more pliable - then it rises even better.
Step 5
Punch down the risen dough and divide it into 8 equal pieces in any convenient way. Roll each into a small ball. No flour is needed.
Step 6
Take one ball and roll it into a round about 17 cm (about 6¾ in) in diameter, or simply press it out by hand. Lightly brush the round with vegetable oil using a silicone brush and sprinkle with sugar: 1 tablespoon sugar per round.
Step 7
Roll the round up into a log and pinch the seam.
Step 8
Join the ends of the log together to form a ring.
Step 9
Place the ring on its edge and make a cut with a knife, not cutting all the way through, as shown in the photo.
Step 10
Turn the piece inside out - this forms a layered heart. Shape buns from the remaining dough the same way.
Step 11
Place the shaped buns in a baking dish lined with parchment. I fit 4 hearts at a time.
Step 12
Bake in the oven at 180°C / 350°F for 15-20 minutes, until golden. Then bake the second batch. Let the buns cool slightly and serve - they’re great warm too. Enjoy!
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