Middle Eastern · Dessert
Sweet Cheese Pastry Pies
A lightened take on Middle Eastern sweet cheese pastries, these individual pies swap a heavy sweet cheese filling for a protein-rich low-fat cottage cheese custard in a thin, barely-buttered shortcrust shell, lifted with lemon, cardamom and honey and finished with fresh raspberries and pistachio.
$1
25 minsPrep
26 minsCook
71 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
245Calories
11.4gProtein
8.7gFat
30.3gCarbs
9.8gSugar
2.5gFiber
264mgSodium
20mgChol
4.4gSat Fat
191mgPotassium
72mgCalcium
1.4mgIron
0.3mcgVitamin B12
7.2mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.3gAlcohol
Goes well with
Riesling Wine
local
Turkish Coffee
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Rub the cold cubed butter into the sifted flour until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs, then stir in the greek yogurt and ice water just until a dough forms.
2
Shape the dough into two discs, wrap and rest in the fridge for 20 minutes.
3
Meanwhile blend the drained low-fat cottage cheese until smooth, then whisk in the egg white, honey, lemon zest, cornstarch, vanilla extract and ground cardamom until the filling is loose but even.
4
Roll each dough disc thin on a lightly floured surface and line two 8cm individual tart tins, trimming the excess edge.
5
Divide the cheese filling evenly between the two lined tins and smooth the tops level.
6
Bake at 180°C for 24-27 minutes until the pastry edges are golden and the filling has just set with a faint wobble in the centre.
7
Cool the pies in their tins on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then lift out and cool completely.
8
Top each pie with halved raspberries and chopped pistachio just before serving.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.4 oz40g sifted all purpose flour
- 0.4 oz12g cold, cubed butter
- 0.5 oz15g greek yogurt
- 0.4 oz12g ice cold water
- 3.9 oz110g drained, blended smooth cottage cheese lowfat
- 3/43/4 egg whites, lightly beaten (25g)
- 0.5 oz14g honey
- 0.2 oz6g zested lemon
- 0.2 oz5g cornstarch
- 0.1 oz2g vanilla extract
- 0 oz1g ground cardamom
- 1.4 oz40g halved raspberry
- 0.3 oz8g chopped pistachio
