Pastelitos de Guayaba

Name: Pastelitos de Guayaba
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 2 sheets puff pastry; 1 cup guava paste, sliced; 1/2 cup cream cheese; 1 egg, beaten, for glazing

Pastelitos de Guayaba/pahs-teh-LEE-tohs deh gwah-YAH-bah/

About this dish

Flaky puff pastry turnovers filled with sweet guava paste and cream cheese.

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Ingredients

🥐2 sheets puff pastry

🍯1 cup guava paste, sliced

🧀1/2 cup cream cheese

🥚1 egg, beaten, for glazing

Method

Serves 3

Cut the puff pastry into squares.

Place a slice of guava paste and a spoonful of cream cheese on each square.

Fold into triangles or rectangles, sealing the edges.

Brush with beaten egg.

Bake at 200°C (400°F) until puffed and golden.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Pastelitos de guayaba are a popular Cuban bakery pastry, commonly enjoyed with coffee for breakfast.

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