Guava Cream Cheese Pastries (Pastelitos) Recipe | King Arthur Baking

Guava Cream Cheese Pastries (Pastelitos) Recipe | King Arthur Baking

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In these guava pastries, flaky pastry dough encases a filling of tangy guava paste and sweet cream cheese for a luscious, tropical treat. Bake them today.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups (240g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 16 tablespoons (226g) unsalted butter, cold; cut in pats
  • 1/2 cup (113g) sour cream
  • 4 ounces (113g) guava paste*
  • 4 ounces (113g) cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup (38g) confectioners' sugar, sifted if lumpy
  • 1 tablespoon (14g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 large egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water (egg wash)
  • coarse sparkling sugar

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