{
  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/cheese-pastries/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/cheese-pastries/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "cheese-pastries",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/cheese-pastries/",
  "title": "Cheese Pastries",
  "summary": "Cheese pastries from a buttery yeast dough, rolled up around a soft cheese, lemon and raisin filling and sliced into rounds.",
  "categories": [
    "cakes"
  ],
  "holidays": [
    "shavuot"
  ],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [
    "vegetarian"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "prep": 40,
    "cook": 30,
    "rest": 210,
    "total": 280
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Dough",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 4.5,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "all-purpose flour",
          "text": "4½ cups all-purpose flour"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "package",
          "item": "instant dry yeast",
          "text": "1 package instant dry yeast"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.5,
          "unit": "package",
          "item": "dough improver",
          "text": "½ package dough improver"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 7,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "butter",
          "text": "7 oz butter"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "item": "large egg",
          "text": "1 large egg"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "egg yolks",
          "text": "2 egg yolks"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 4,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "sugar",
          "text": "4 tbsp sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "pinch",
          "item": "salt",
          "text": "1 pinch salt"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "item": "container eshel cultured milk",
          "note": "about 7 oz; buttermilk or kefir works too",
          "text": "1 container eshel cultured milk"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Filling",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "containers soft white cheese (gvina levana) or quark",
          "note": "5% fat, 8 oz each",
          "text": "2 containers soft white cheese (gvina levana) or quark"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "egg whites",
          "text": "2 egg whites"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 4,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "all-purpose flour or vanilla pudding mix",
          "note": "heaping",
          "text": "4 tbsp all-purpose flour or vanilla pudding mix"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 6,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "sugar",
          "text": "6 tbsp sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "vanilla extract",
          "text": "2 tsp vanilla extract"
        },
        {
          "item": "grated lemon zest",
          "text": "grated lemon zest"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.67,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "raisins",
          "text": "⅔ cup raisins"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Dough",
      "steps": [
        "Put all the dough ingredients except the eshel in a stand mixer bowl. Add the eshel gradually and knead into a silky dough.",
        "Let the dough rise in the fridge for about 3 hours."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Filling",
      "steps": [
        "Mix all the filling ingredients except the raisins until smooth."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Shaping and baking",
      "steps": [
        "Divide the dough in half and roll each piece out ⅛ inch (¼ cm) thick.",
        "Spread each sheet with the cheese filling and scatter the raisins over it.",
        "Roll each sheet up into a log and cut into slices about ½ inch (1 cm) thick.",
        "Arrange in a greased pan and let rise in a warm spot for about 30 minutes.",
        "Bake at 340°F (170°C) until golden."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [],
  "updated": "2026-10-18"
}