Quesitos ( Cheese Turnovers)


     Here is another pastry recipe from my childhood "cheese turnovers" are one of my family's favorite. The original ones were with cream cheese only. Here I give you the original and another version with guava paste.



Ingredients:

1 box puff pastry
8 ounces cream cheese
1 tablespoon granulated sugar 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract      

1/2 cup simple syrup
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg white ( mixed with 1
 tablespoon of water)

Defrost the puff pastry 20 minutes on the counter. 

 Meanwhile in a small bowl mix the cream cheese with the sugar and vanilla.  Set aside.

 Lightly sprinkle the work surface with flour and unfold the puff pastry.

 Lightly dust the rolling pin and roll over the dough a couple times to smooth out the surface.

 Cut the dough in 3 x 4 inch rectangle and put 1 teaspoon of the filling in the center.

For the guava version  put a inch piece of guava paste on top of the cheese.

 With the pastry brush lightly apply the egg wash over the edges of the pastry. Fold over the pastry and seal with the
fork.

Apply egg wash over the turnovers and sprinkle the sugar on top. Transfer the turnovers onto a baking sheet and freeze for 1 hour or until needed. 







Preheat the oven to 400°F and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. With a clean pastry brush apply the simple syrup over the top. Let cool at room temperature.

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