Cottage Cheese Roll with Cranberries

A quickly prepared roll made from store-bought puff pastry, dried cranberries, and goat cottage cheese, which can be substituted with any cows cottage cheese if desired. The roll is delicious both warm and cold, and pairs well with a cup of warm beverage or a glass of good sweet wine.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 50 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • pieces Dough, wonton

  • 50 g Butter, unsalted

  • 2 piece Egg, fresh

  • 40 g Powdered sugar

  • 330 g Cheese, cottage cheese, from skimmed milk

  • pieces Lemon zest, fresh

  • 1 pinch Salt, table

  • 100 g Cranberries, dried

  • pieces Powdered sugar

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 160 °C. Slowly melt the butter in a small pot on the stove.

  2. Separate the egg whites and yolks into two bowls. Add the cottage cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and zest to the bowl with the yolks and mix well. Add a pinch of salt to the egg whites and beat them into stiff peaks, then gently fold them into the cottage cheese mixture.

  3. Place parchment paper on the work surface and lay two sheets of puff pastry on top, overlapping them slightly. Leave about two centimeters of free edge on each side. First, brush the pastry with melted butter, then spread the cottage cheese filling over it. Sprinkle the cranberries over the filling.

  4. Roll the pastry into a log and brush the top and sides with melted butter. Place the roll along with the parchment paper into a baking dish and trim any excess paper if needed. Bake in the preheated oven for about 50 minutes.

  5. The roll is delicious both warm and cold. Before serving, slice it into pieces and dust the top with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 190.03 kcal
  • Fat: 8.46 g
    • Saturated Fat: 4.38 g
  • Carbohydrates: 19.18 g
    • Sugars: 16.47 g
  • Protein: 8.31 g
  • Fiber: 0.76 g