Quark Tasche German Cheese Pastry Recipes

QUARK-TASCHE ( GERMAN CHEESE PASTRY )

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Combine quark, lemon juice and 3-4 tsp sugar. Taste and adjust juice and sugar to taste if necessary.
• Add egg and stir to combine.
• Unroll crescents and separate into large (roughly) squares (two per package of dough). Pinch together seams as much as possible.
• Measure out about 2 Tablespoons of cheese mixture and place in center of square.
• Take hold of two opposite corners of dough and bring to a point in the center, bringing the other two corners in to meet them, so that you are left with roughly a square filled pastry.
• Sprinkle squares with about 1/2 tsp sugar each and bake for about 14 minutes or until browned and puffed.
• Allow to cool and enjoy at room temperature.
• Refrigerate or freeze any leftovers.

APFEL TOPFEN TASCHEN - APPLE AND QUARK FILLED PASTRY POCKETS

Steps:

• Thaw the puff pastry, unwrap and cut into 8 equal squares.
• Cream the quark together with the sugar, vanilla extract, egg and drained raisins, if using, fold in the pie filling and stir to combine. If using ricotta, drain first, the mixture should not be runny.
• Put a tablespoon of filling onto each pastry square, pick up the two opposing dough corners first, then the two other corners, press all four together in the center to make a sealed pocket.
• Brush with milk and place on a prepared baking sheet, preheat oven to 3125F and bake until puffed up, golden brown and delicious.
• Let cool slightly, dust with confectioners sugar.

QUARKSCHNECKEN (GERMAN CHEESE PASTRY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• If using a bread machine: Combine 1st 7 ingredients per instructions of your bread machine on dough setting and let rise about 45 minutes.
• If making by hand: Combine Flour and 60 g sugar in mixing bowl. Combine yeast & milk and mix in another bowl. Mix Yeast/milk mixture with 1 egg and butter with the flour mixture. Combine both bowls and mix with the kneading hooks of the hand mixer for 3-4 minute Cover bowl and put in warm place for 30 min until it has risen noticeably.
• If using food processor: Combine last 4 ingredients in food processor and blend until smooth. (You can do this by hand, but you will need to somehow whip the cottage cheese until smooth.).
• Turn out dough on floured surface and knead again and roll out to a floured work surface to a rectangle of 12 x 8 in (30x20 cm). Spread the cottage cheese/pudding mix on the dough rectangle leaving a 1 inch edge. Roll pastry from the wide side, jelly roll style. Cut into 12 disks and place on baking sheet covered with baking parchment. Let rise for 10 minute Place baking pan in center of oven. Bake 25 - 30 minute.
• Let cool slightly and serve warm.