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...