carols cream cheese guava pastry

How To Make carols cream cheese guava pastry

• 1

  Preheat oven to 425 with rack in the middle.
• 2

  Beat egg with a fork, then put 1-1/2 tablespoons egg in a small bowl with water (1/2 tablespoon) and lightly beat to make egg wash.
• 3

  Put remaining beaten egg in a food processor with cream cheese, sugar and vanilla and puree until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl.
• 4

  Puree guava preserves with lemon juice in cleaned food processor until smooth.
• 5

  Put a baking sheet in the oven to preheat 5 minutes while you prepare pastry.
• 6

  Roll out pastry on a floured work surface with a floured rolling pin into an 11x7-1/2 inch rectangle. Cut rectangle in half crosswise.
• 7

  Transfer 1 piece of pastry to a sheet of foil. Spread cream cheese mixture in a 3-1/2 inch wide strip down middle of pastry, leaving 1-inch enerders on all sides.
• 8

  Dollop 2 rows of preserves lengthwise on top of cheese mixture, about 1-inch apart.
• 9

  Fold remaining piece of pastry in half lengthwise and put folded edge nearest you.
• 10

  Leaving a 1 inch border on sides and on sides and top with pastry, cut 1-1/2 inch long slits every 1/2 inch through folded edges to top border.
• 11

  Brush some of the egg wash around filling. Unfold cut pastry and lay over filling.
• 12

  Lightly press edges to seal and brush top of dough with some egg wash.
• 13

  Bake on foil on hot baking sheet until puffed and golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Transfer pastry to a rack to cool completely.
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