Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries) is a traditional Puerto Rican recipe for a pastry of puff pastry with a cream cheese and guava paste filling served as a snack or dessert. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Puerto Rican version of: Guava Pastries (Pastelillos de Guayaba).
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Also known as pastelitos de guayaba these are Puerto Rican pastries made with guava paste, cream cheese, and puff pastry. A classic snack or dessert served with coffee or tea.
Ingredients:
225g cream cheese, softened to room temperature
2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed for 15 minutes
1 egg, for the egg wash
1 tsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp water
1 block guava paste
2 tbsp icing sugar to garnish (optional)
Method:
Pre-heat your oven to 180C. Prep the egg wash by beating the egg in a small bowl with a tablespoon of water plus the granulated sugar. Set aside.
Lay out both sheets of puff pastry on a lightly-floured work surface. then prick it gently all over with the tines of a fork. Using a pastry or pizza cutter, cut each sheet into 9 equal sized rectangles.
Cut the cream cheese block and guava paste block into 9 slices. Lay one slice of each in the centre of 9 (ie half) of the puff pastry rectangles.
Top the guava and cheese with one of the remaining puff pastry rectangles and brush with egg wash. Transfer the pastelillos to a parchment lined baking tray then set in the centre of your pre-heated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until they are golden brown and cooked through.
Sprinkle with the icing sugar, allow to cool and serve.
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