Austrian Buchteln Recipe - Traditional Sweet Yeast Buns

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole milk, lukewarm
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
• 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (plus extra for greasing and brushing)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup high-quality apricot jam (or plum jam)
• 1/4 cup golden raisins (optional, soaked in rum)
• 2 tbsp dark rum (optional, for soaking raisins)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream (for brushing before baking)
• Powdered sugar, for dusting