Pastelitos

Name: Pastelitos
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Argentinian
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 100g butter; 1 cup quince paste; Sugar syrup, for glazing

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About this dish

Flaky, sweet fried pastries filled with quince or sweet potato paste, traditional for national holidays.

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Ingredients

🌾2 cups flour

🧈100g butter

🍯1 cup quince paste

🍬Sugar syrup, for glazing

Method

Serves 2

Make a laminated dough by folding butter into the flour dough repeatedly.

Roll out thin and cut into small squares.

Place a small amount of quince paste in the center and fold the corners over.

Deep fry until golden and puffed.

Dip in sugar syrup while still warm.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Pastelitos are traditionally eaten in Argentina around the May Revolution and Independence Day celebrations.

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