Hungarian Cottage Cheese Pastries (Túrós Batyu)

Ingredients

For the Dough

• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
• ½ cup warm milk
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Filling

• 1 ½ cups cottage cheese
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons raisins, optional

For Finishing

• 1 egg, beaten
• Powdered sugar