guava jelly paste, cream cheese in puff pastry with ginger cream
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As an accomplished pastry chef, it's been a while since I had taken something traditional and Cuban, and made it gourmet and my very own. This is a new twist on a very Cuban delicacy! In Miami we call it "Pastel de Guayaba y Queso". I renamed it and gave it a sweet kick with the ginger cream sauce! My father would have loved this version! I hope you all like this too! Enjoy!
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prep time
30 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
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yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- GINGER CREAM SAUCE
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 stick vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 2 tablespoons fresh minced ginger
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 6 large egg yolks
- THE PASTRY
- 1 package (17-ounce) package puff pastry (2 sheets)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice, fresh
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
- 1 cup guava jelly or paste
- 1/2 cup diced peeled mango
- 8 - fresh mint sprigs for garnish
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar for sprinkling
How To Make guava jelly paste, cream cheese in puff pastry with ginger cream
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Step 1STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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Step 2Roll out each of the puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface to a 13 by 12-inch rectangle. Trim each of the pastry sheets to a 10-inch square and cut each into quarters to make a total of 8 (5-inch) squares. Fold 1 square diagonally in half to form a triangle and place on a work surface with the folded side closest to you.
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Step 3Starting 1/2-inch from the bottom corners of the triangle, cut a 1/2-inch border along the top 2 sides, leaving the folded side and the 2 bottom corners intact. Unfold the triangle and using your finger, brush the 1/2-inch strips with water. Fold the right strip underneath the left strip and the left strip over the right strip, wet sides down, and press firmly into place to make a diamond shape with raised borders. Repeat the process with the remaining squares.
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Step 4Place the pastries on the prepared baking sheet and refrigerate until chilled, about 15 minutes.
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Step 5Bake until set and light golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer the pastries to a wire rack to cool.
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Step 6To plate the dish, pour about 3 tablespoons of the creme anglaise onto each of 8 dessert plates, and place a puff pastry shell in the center of each plate.
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Step 7Place 2 tablespoons of the guava jelly in the center of each of the shells, then pipe about 3 tablespoons of the cream cheese filling over the jelly into the center of each shell in a pretty fashion.
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Step 8Place a tablespoon of the diced mango on the side of each of the cream cheese tops, and garnish each shell with fresh a mint leaf and powdered sugar. ENJOY!
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