Start with making cherry sauce as it needs to cool completely before using.

In large saucepan over medium heat bring cherries, water and vodka and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat, stirring and cook for two minutes. Add in vodka, cornstarch mixture to thicken. Cook until thick and remove from heat. Add in lemon zest and juice, set aside to cool.

Now start dough.

Proof yeast by placing heated milk, yeast and sugar in a bowl for several minutes until foamy or frothy.

In mixing bowl with dough hook attachment add flour, buttermilk, butter, vanilla, egg and salt.

Start mixing and slowly add proofed yeast. Mix until a soft dough forms. When making dough, you may need to add more flour or warmed milk to achieve this.

Once you have soft ball, cover and let rise in warm area for 1 hour.

Now make cheese filling.

In bowl mix softened cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until creamy and lighter texture. This takes 2 minutes.

Set aside.

On lightly floured surface, roll dough out to a 20 " by 10" rectangle.

Roll dough into log shape pinching seems together.

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Grease a 8" cake pan, set aside.

With sharp knife for best cut results, cut off ends. Cut dough into 2" slices and place in cake pan.

Cool completely before glazing.

Take powered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of maraschino cherry liquid and mix until smooth, adding small amount of liquid until you get the thickness of glaze you prefer.

Glaze buns and garnish each with a cherry.

Recipe by taylor68too