Description
Today we’re making a popular Puerto Rican dessert called Quesitos that are made with puff pastry and cream cheese. Quesitos come together in under 30 minutes and are perfect served hot with a cup of café con leche or tea as a treat for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4oz (½ block) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 sheet (½ package) puff pastry, thawed for 10 minutes
- 1 egg, for the egg wash
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp confectioners sugar to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prep your egg wash by beating your egg in a small bowl with a tablespoon of water plus the granulated sugar. Set aside.
- Lay out the first sheet of puff pastry and roll out lightly and poke it gently with a fork all around. Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut the sheet into 8 equal sized rectangles.
- Next cut the cream cheese into 8 slices. Lay in the center of your puff pastry rectangles.
- Fold in the corners on each side of the cheese and brush the pastry with egg wash. Bake on a parchment lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes, or until they are golden brown and cooked through. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and enjoy!
Notes
See images above for help with cutting and folding your quesitos.
