March 12, 2004

Can you believe this is only 6 points?



Makes 10 servings

4 cups low-fat plain yogurt (yogurt must not contain gelatin)
5 4" puff pastry squares, cut in half diagonally
1 egg white
1 tsp water
2 T turbinado sugar
2 T granulated sugar
1 vanilla bean
1/4 cup Trader Joe's cinnamon almonds, roughly chopped
2 T. honey

The night before

1. Put the yogurt in a yogurt cheese strainer or in a colander lined with a double thickness of cheesecloth. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

The afternoon of

2. Preheat oven to 400F.

3. Mix egg white with water; brush on pastry triangles. Sprinkle each triangle with the turbinado sugar.

4. Bake for 20 minutes or until nicely browned. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

5. Scrape the vanilla bean into the yogurt cheese. Add sugar and mix well. Return to the refrigerator.

Right before serving

6. Place one pastry triangle on each plate. Top with 1/10th of yogurt cheese mixture (about 1/4 cup). Sprinkle with chopped almonds. Drizzle with honey.