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Topfengolatschen (Austrian Quark Pastry)

From: www.recipecommunity.com.au

Dough
1/2 level teaspoon salt
1 level teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste
125 grams quark
60 grams milk
30 grams sugar
zest of 1 lemon
60 grams oil
300 grams flour
1-2 heaped teaspoon baking powder

Filling
370 grams quark
1 egg
1 level teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste
30 grams sultanas soaked in rum
50 grams butter
80 grams sugar
1 level tablespoons cornflour
apricots, cut in half, canned or fresh
icing sugar

Dough

Mill together lemon zest and sugar

Add salt, vanilla, 125g quark, milk, egg and oil and mix.

Add flour and baking powder, mix through and knead

Set aside in fridge for 30 minutes (optional - continue with next step if you're in a hurry).

Preheat oven to 180°.

Filling

Cream butter with the sugar

Add all other ingredients (not the fruit and sultanas) and mix

Stir in sultanas and

Roll dough to about 3 mm thin and cut into squares (11cmX11cm). Put 1 tablespoon of filling onto each square, put apricot ontop and then bring the 4 corners up to the middle and gently press to hold. Stick together with a little leftover dough-sqaure.

Brush with egg and bake for 25 minutes until golden brown.

Dust with icing sugar while still warm.