Unroll the joy of probiotics and protein with our Raspberry Puff Pastry Rounds. These soft, golden spirals are filled with creamy Lifeway Farmer Cheese and fresh raspberries, then topped with a yummy Lifeway Kefir drizzle. Each bite of these perfect pastries is loaded with beneficial bacteria to help balance your gut and support immunity, all while delivering incredible flavor. An indulgent treat with nutritional benefits, too? Sign us up!
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our kefir, we also offer our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt for optimal heart-health benefits.
Prep Time: 5-10 min Servings: 2-4Ingredients
For the Puff Pastry:
- 2 Puff pastry sheets of choice
For the Raspberry Reduction:
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 1 tsp. natural cane sugar
- 1 tbsp. pure maple syrup
For the Puff Pastry Assembly:
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese
- 1 egg for egg wash
- 1 tsp. additional cane sugar
For the Frosting:
- 1 tsp. Lowfat Plain Kefir
- 2 tbsp. Reserved Raspberry Reduction
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 410 degrees (or puff pastry settings) and set a large baking pan to the side covered in parchment paper.
- For the Raspberry Reduction: In a saucepan over medium/high heat, add fresh raspberries, cane sugar, and maple syrup, and cook the mixture down until a reduction (thick sauce) is formed. Set aside 2 tbsp. of this mixture for the frosting.
- To Assemble: Add this mixture and Lifeway Farmer Cheese to a food processor and blend until smooth. Then lay out one puff pastry sheet and add the Lifeway Farmer Cheese/raspberry mixture in the middle of the pastry and spread out thinly, keeping a good 1/2 inch away from the edges of the pastry so you can seal it.
- Whisk the egg for an egg wash. Roll up the puff pastry and brush the egg wash all over the the pastry. Sprinkle with the 1 tsp. cane sugar. Cut about 1/2 inch slices around the puff pastry.
- Add the prepared pastry to the reserved pan and bake according to the puff pastry packaging.
- Once the puff pastries are done, whisk together Lifeway Lowfat Plain Kefir, the reserved 2 tbsp. raspberry reduction from above, and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Drizzle the frosting overtop of the puff pastries and enjoy!
