Puerto Rican Quesitos | Crispy Guava & Cheese Puff Pastries

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.

Welcome viewers and introduce the recipe for Puerto Rican quesitos.

Gather ingredients: 1 8 oz block of room temperature cream cheese, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, light corn syrup, 1 beaten egg, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, guava paste, and Pepperidge Farm puff pastry sheets.

Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.

Prepare a makeshift piping bag with the cheese filling by placing it in a plastic bag, squeezing out the air, and cutting a tip off one corner.

Cut guava paste into thin slices, using less than half of the block for the filling.

Roll out the thawed puff pastry sheets slightly to flatten them, ensuring they remain cold to maintain the butter's solidity.

Cut the puff pastry into six equal parts, or three long strips for longer quesitos.

Pipe a good amount of cheese filling diagonally onto the pastry pieces, adding guava slices if desired.

Dip fingers in water and coat the corners of the pastry to help seal them when rolled.

Demonstrate two methods of rolling the quesitos: first method is folding the corners over the filling, and the second method involves coating the corners with egg wash before rolling them up tightly.

Prepare a glaze by mixing light corn syrup with a little water to thin it out, then brush it over the rolled quesitos for a crispy texture.

Sprinkle coarse sanding sugar on top of the glazed quesitos for added crunch.

Place the quesitos on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown.

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