Farmer Cheese Japanese Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 cup Lifeway Farmer Cheese
- 1 tablespoon Lifeway kefir plain or vanilla`
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 4-5 thick-cut slices Japanese milk bread, brioche or challah
- 1/2 cup neutral oil
Strawberry
- 1 tablespoon finely diced strawberries
Mocha
- 1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon espresso powder
- 2-3 teaspoons mini chocolate chips
Churro
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon Sugar
Tropical
- 1/2 teaspoons finely diced mango
- 1/2 teaspoon finely diced pineapple
- 2-3 teaspoons toasted coconut
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine Lifeway Farmer Cheese, Lifeway Kefir, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Beat until smooth with a hand mixer.
- Divide the cream evenly into 4 bowls.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once hot, fry each slice of bread in the oil until golden and lightly crisp on both sides, about 20-30 seconds per side. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.
- Cut each slice diagonally to form two triangles. Using a small knife, cut a pocket into the center of each triangle (without cutting through the edges).
- Fill the pocket with the flavored cream fillings and garnish as noted:
- Strawberry flavor: Mix strawberries into 1 bowl of the cream. Spoon the strawberry cream into 2-3 pockets. Garnish with 3 strawberry slices.
- Mocha: Stir cocoa powder and espresso powder into 1 bowl of the cream. Spoon the mocha cream into 2-3 pockets. Garnish with chocolate chips.
- Churro: Stir cinnamon and brown sugar into 1 bowl of the cream. Spoon the cinnamon sugar cream into 2-3 pockets. Lightly sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the filling.
- Tropical: Fold mango and pineapple into 1 bowl of the cream. Spoon the tropical cream into 2-3 pockets. Sprinkle the filling with coconut and more pineapple or mango.
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