Ricotta strudel with raisins recipe

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat, while cream cheese is often more affordable.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: margarine

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Margarine can reduce saturated fat, and vegetable oil is usually more budget-friendly.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: sultanas

Dried cranberries offer a different flavor profile, while sultanas are often less expensive.

Soak the raisins in 1 cup of warm water to soften them.

On a flat surface, create a mound with flour and make a volcano shape in the center.

Add grape seed oil, egg yolk, and a pinch of salt into the center of the flour.

Slowly mix the ingredients with a fork, adding warm water until the mixture is not too wet.

Knead the dough with hands for 3-4 minutes until shiny and elastic.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for half an hour.

Separate the egg whites from the yolks in two bowls.

Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until thick and firm peaks form.

In the other bowl, mix the egg yolks with ricotta cheese, honey, lemon zest, vanilla, and coconut oil until smooth.

Gently fold in the beaten egg whites into the ricotta mixture.

Remove the dough from the fridge and roll it out on parchment paper to 1/8 inch thick.

Spread the ricotta filling on the rolled-out dough and sprinkle the soaked raisins on top.

Roll the dough to form a thick cylinder.

Brush the surface with milk.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Bake the strudel for 35 minutes until golden brown.

Let it cool for a few minutes and sprinkle powdered sugar on top before serving.

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