Cuban Pastelitos de Queso-Cheese Pastry

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta provides a lighter texture while cottage cheese is often more affordable.

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry dough

Phyllo dough is lower in fat, and homemade dough can save costs.

Add sugar and vanilla to room temperature cream cheese and mix well.

Prepare egg wash by mixing 1 egg with 2 tablespoons of water and beating it.

Dust the working surface with all-purpose flour to prevent sticking.

Roll out the puff pastry to get rid of seams and cut into 9 squares.

Brush the corners of each square with egg wash.

Place a teaspoon of the cheese mixture in the center of each square.

Fold the corners over the cheese and press lightly to seal.

Brush the tops of the pastries with egg wash.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for 20 minutes.

Prepare simple syrup by boiling 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water, then let it cool.

After 20 minutes, brush a little simple syrup on the pastries and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.

Return to the oven for an additional 5-10 minutes, checking at 5 minutes.

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