Ananastoertchen (German Pineapple Pastries)
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
- 4 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 1⁄3 cup finely chopped candied ginger
- 1 lime, juice and zest of
- 1 1⁄2 cups low-fat Quark cheese or 1 1/2 cups mild ricotta cheese
- 3 medium egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1⁄3 cup powdered sugar, plus
- to taste extra powdered sugar, for dusting
- 1 baby pineapples, cored, cut into rings or chunks (about 1/2 pound)
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup pineapple preserves or 1/4-1/2 cup apricot preserves
directions
- Filling: Mix all of the lime zest, just 2 Tbsp of the lime juice, the quark,the egg yolks,ginger,and 1/3 cup of the powdered sugar together well.
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper - prepare a large working space.
- Working with 1 can of dough at a time, separate each can of dough into 4 rectangles each, sealing the perforations.
- Once you have 16 rectangles (four from each can), on a lightly floured surface, roll out each dough piece(one at a time) into a 7" x 3 1/2" rectangle
- Working at one piece at a time,roll up the long end of the dough into a tube; then holding one end, coil the tube into a spiral.
- Place each spiral onto the prepared baking sheets until you have 16 coils total, 8 on each sheet.
- Press each coil with your fingers to flatten them slightly and leaving a slight indentation in the centers.
- Fill the craters with the quark mixture evenly.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350 F in the center of the oven for 15-18 minutes - check early so they don't burn;Let cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, heat jam and remaining 2 Tbsp of lime juice in a small pan on low heat until melted, then add the pineapple slices and briefly cook until they take on a glazed appearance;remove from heat.
- Once the baked pastries to lukewarm, place one glazed pineapple ring on top of each (or several smaller chunks decoratively).
- Dust with additional powdered sugar and serve warm.
- Keep leftovers chilled.
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