These tender layered pastries feature two classic fillings: sweet walnut and fragrant dried apricot. The buttery kefir dough is soft, easy to work with, and bakes into delicate layers that almost melt in your mouth. Although baked as one large pie, it is traditionally cooled and cut into individual pastries, making it perfect for holidays, tea time, or sharing with family and friends.

   Soft, enriched buns like these grew out of early American milk‑bread traditions, the same baking style that eventually shaped the first hamburger rolls in the 1900s. What began as a simple, home‑baked bread quickly became the foundation of one of the world’s most beloved sandwiches.