How to make Pastelitos de Guayaba y Queso, Guava Cheese Pastries, Pastelillos

guava paste

🥗Healthier: fresh guava

💰Cheaper: apple or pear paste

Fresh guava offers a lighter option, while apple or pear paste is often more affordable.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta provides a similar texture with fewer calories, and cottage cheese is often less expensive.

Melt 1 cup of guava paste with 1/4 cup of water until it becomes a thick marmalade.

Flour the surface to prepare for the pastry dough.

Roll out the pastry dough gently and make sure the seams are together.

Cut the rolled dough into four triangular pieces.

Place the guava marmalade on the dough triangles.

Crack open 1 egg to use as a glue to seal the pastries.

Roll the pastries gently after adding the filling.

Chill the pastries in the fridge for 10 minutes before baking.

Bake the pastries at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes.

Prepare a glaze with equal parts of 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water.

Remove the pastries from the oven and glaze them.

Cooking Techniques

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