Cuban Guava Pastries, traditionally known as Pasteles de Guayaba, are one of the best-known Cuban delicacies. Light and airy, these pastries are delicate and perfectly sweetened with the divine flavor of the tropics. These pastries are perfect for breakfast, dessert, or an afternoon snack with a Cuban espresso.
Cuban Guava Pastries
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Author: Chef Shosh
Serves: 15 Pastries
Ingredients
- 1 package of puff pastry (2 sheets) defrosted in refrigerator
- 1 14 oz package of guava paste
- 1 large egg
- Turbinado sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Prepare one large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Lay one sheet of puff pastry flat on a floured surface.
- Cut guava paste into thin even slices and cover the entire surface of puff pastry.
- Lay the second sheet of puff pastry directly on top of bottom sheet layered with guava paste.
- Press top layer of puff pastry down into the guava paste so that it is firmly stuck.
- Use a pizza cutter to carefully cut 15 rectangular pastries.
- Then, use a sharp knife to slit the top of each individual pastry.
- Place pastries on prepared baking sheet.
- Whisk egg in a small bowl with a splash of water and brush the tops of each pastry.
- Sprinkle each pastry with turbinado sugar and bake for 10-12 minutes or until pastries have puffed, filling is oozing, and tops of pastries are golden brown.
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great recpe Looks so easy and so deli
Thank you
OMG!!!!
Delicious!