Farmer Cheese Sweet Pastries
Farmer Cheese Sweet Pastries are delicious and easy to make. The puff pastry is filled with farmer cheese and raisins.
Servings: 24
Calories: 144kcal
Ingredients
- 17.3 ounces Puff Pastry 1 package with 2 sheets inside
- 8 ounces Farmer's cheese ricotta or cream cheese
- 1 large egg
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon rum to soak the raisins
- 1 lemon (use the zest)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 beaten large eggs for brushing the pastries
- powdered sugar for dusting the pastries
Instructions
- Defrost the puff pastry for about 40 minutes at room temperature.
- Place parchment paper on a baking sheet or a silicone baking mat.
- Preheat oven to 400F/200C.
- Place the raisins in a small bowl, pour rum and vanilla extract over,, and let them soak in the liquid for 10 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, mix farmer cheese, beaten egg, and raisins with rum and vanilla, sugar, and salt.
- Place the puff pastry sheet and cut it in squares on a floured surface, and put a dollop of the mixture on one side of the pastry.
- Fold and seal with the help of a fork. Repeat the process until you finish the cheese mixture and the puff pastry.
- Brush each pastry with a mixture of eggs.
- Bake at 400F/200C for approx. 17-20 min or until golden brown.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve warm or cold.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1pastry | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
