Vanilla quark puff pastry pockets

Ingredients for 12 servings:

• 1 pack of puff pastry, from the refrigerated section
• 125 g low-fat curd cheese
• 30 g sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tbsp pudding powder (vanilla pudding powder)
• 1 can of tangerine(s)
• Water or egg yolk for brushing

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

First, drain the mandarins, reserving 1 teaspoon of juice and mixing it with the quark, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla pudding powder to make a filling. Then cut the mandarins into small pieces and mix them into the quark filling. Then roll out the puff pastry and cut out 12 circles using a glass, for example, that has a diameter of 10 cm. Brush the edges of the cut-out circles with water or egg yolk and then place a teaspoon of the mandarin orange and quark filling into the center of each circle. Then fold each of the 12 circles together, i.e., fold them in half – being careful that the filling does not run out, flatten the edges with the tips of a fork to prevent the filling from running out. The vanilla quark parcels are then baked in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat) for about 15 minutes until golden brown. Tip: Once they’ve cooled, you can decorate them with powdered sugar icing if desired. You can also sprinkle them with mandarin orange pieces or chopped pistachios, as long as the icing hasn’t dried yet.