Orange Glazed Cheese Croissants with Cranberries
Orange Glazed Cheese Croissants are a quick and easy recipe for homemade croissants made with cottage cheese, stuffed with dried cranberries and drizzled with a heavenly orange glaze.
Servings 8 croissants
Calories 281kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup small curd cottage cheese Good Culture cottage cheese recommended. Also, I use regular, not low-fat
- 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries * I use a low-sugar version
- 1/2 tbsp orange zest
- 2 tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 1/4 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 tbsp half and half or whole milk
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine softened butter, cottage cheese, flour and salt
- Blend until cottage cheese is well incorporated
- Form mixture into a flat circle and wrap with plastic wrap
- Refrigerate dough for 2-3 hours, or until firm
- Dust a large cutting board with a little flour and roll out the dough to form a 12-14" circle
- Cut circle into eight pieces (like a pie) and place a few dried cranberries at the top section of each triangle
- Roll up croissants from wide end to narrow tip and place onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet
- Brush each croissant with the egg white and bake for 20-25 minutes, until lightly golden
- Whisk together orange zest, orange juice, half and half and confectioner's sugar in a medium size bowl.
- Cool croissants for 5 minutes, then drizzle glaze over top.
- Serve warm or room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 397IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg