Puerto Rican Quesitos | Cheese Filled Puff Pastry

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta is lower in fat and can provide a similar texture.

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Phyllo dough is lower in calories and can be made at home.

Brush the puff pastry sheets with egg wash.

Cut the cream cheese into strips.

Place one strip of cream cheese on the left side of each pastry.

Add half a teaspoon of sugar next to the cream cheese on the right side.

Brush egg wash on the right side of the pastry.

Roll the pastry over to connect the sides.

Place the rolled pastries onto a baking pan.

Brush the top of the pastries with egg wash.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Poke holes in the pastries with a fork for ventilation.

Bake the pastries for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

Prepare the sugar glaze by mixing 1/2 cup of light corn syrup, 1/4 cup of sugar, and 1/4 cup of cold water until the sugar is dissolved.

Boil the glaze for 1 minute.

Brush 1 to 2 layers of glaze on top of the baked pastries.

Let the pastries cool before serving.

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