{
  "id": "CAT05-R02",
  "slug": "cat05-r02-guava-and-cream-cheese-pastries",
  "url": "https://www.thisisflorida.us/florida-recipes/recipes/cat05-r02-guava-and-cream-cheese-pastries.html",
  "title": "Guava and Cream Cheese Pastries",
  "category": "Desserts",
  "category_id": "CAT05",
  "language": "en",
  "yield_servings_base": 4,
  "servings_scale_options": [
    2,
    4,
    6,
    8
  ],
  "prep_time_minutes": 20,
  "cook_time_minutes": 22,
  "total_time_minutes": 42,
  "primary_cooking_method": "OVEN",
  "primary_food": "guava paste",
  "vegetarian": true,
  "allergens": [
    "wheat",
    "milk",
    "egg"
  ],
  "ingredients": [
    "1 sheet (about 8 ounces) frozen puff pastry sheet, thawed in the refrigerator",
    "4 ounces guava paste, cut into 8 thin slices",
    "4 ounces cream cheese, cold",
    "1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)",
    "1 tablespoon sugar",
    "1 tablespoon flour (for dusting)"
  ],
  "directions": [
    "Heat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.",
    "Dust the counter with flour and roll the puff pastry into a 10-by-20-inch rectangle. Cut it into 8 squares about 5 inches each.",
    "Cut the cold cream cheese into 8 pieces. Place one piece of cream cheese and one slice of guava paste in the center of each square.",
    "Brush the edges with beaten egg. Fold each square corner to corner into a triangle and press the edges firmly with a fork to seal.",
    "Set the pastries on the baking sheet 2 inches apart. Brush the tops with egg, sprinkle with sugar, and cut a small slit in each top.",
    "Bake 18 to 22 minutes until puffed and deep golden brown on top and bottom, so the egg wash is fully cooked.",
    "Cool 10 minutes before eating — the guava filling is very hot.",
    "Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours (1 hour if the room is above 90°F)."
  ],
  "food_safety": "Keep cream cheese and puff pastry cold until you assemble. Bake until the pastry is deep golden so the egg wash is fully cooked. Because of the cream cheese, chill leftovers within 2 hours (1 hour if above 90°F).",
  "skill_taught": "Sealing and baking filled puff pastry so it puffs and browns without leaking.",
  "source": "This Is Florida — Florida Recipes v1.0",
  "license_note": "Free to read on thisisflorida.us. Do not scrape for commercial republishing without permission."
}