Name: Cheese Pastries
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 4 h 40 min
Ingredients: 4½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 package instant dry yeast; ½ package dough improver; 7 oz butter; 1 large egg; 2 egg yolks; 4 tbsp sugar; 1 pinch salt; 1 container eshel cultured milk (about 7 oz; buttermilk or kefir works too); 2 containers soft white cheese (gvina levana) or quark (5% fat, 8 oz each); 2 egg whites; 4 tbsp all-purpose flour or vanilla pudding mix (heaping); 6 tbsp sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; grated lemon zest; ⅔ cup raisins

How I make it

Dough

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.

Filling

Mix all the filling ingredients except the raisins until smooth.

Shaping and baking

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.

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How I make it

Dough

Filling

Shaping and baking