rhubarb cream cheese hand pies
, I retold the sad tale of the late rhubarb meringue tart that met its end when it slid off the plate and managed to coat nearly every part of the open fridge I’d intended to put it into with smears of curd, puffs of meringue and crust of crumbs. Rhubarb, although not to blame, and I took a break after that, and it might had continued longer had I not been haunted by an Instagram commenter () who urged me to try my hand at a rhubarb cream cheese danish. I imagined the tart pink rhubarb against a lemony slick of cheesecake, enveloped in a puff of orange-scented pastry and I could not bear it.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Rhubarb | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 3/4 cups (470 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh orange zest (optional)
- 1 1/2 (20 grams) tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 (9 grams) teaspoons table salt
- 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces or 340 grams) unsalted butter, very cold and cut into small cubes
- 3/4 to 1 cup buttermilk (or, make your own
- )
- 1 pound (455 grams) rhubarb stalks, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch segments
- 1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated sugar
- 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature (i.e. very soft)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- Coarse sugar