Guava Pastry (Pastelitos)

This Guava pastry dessert lends itself to many Latino countries with some little variations. Here is a simple Cuban style recipe I think you will just find mouth watering.

guava pastry
guava pastry

Ingredients;
1 pkg frozen puff pastry sheets, such as Pepperidge Farm
1 can or pkg of Guava paste, many brands but Goya is the most popular
2 TBLS melted unsalted butter
1 egg, beaten
Coarse sugar

Directions;
Preheat the oven to 400.
Thaw the pastry sheets according to the box directions
Place a sheet of parchment paper on a lipped cookie sheet.
Unfold 2-3 pastry sheets onto the parchment paper and brush it with a little butter. Cut the guava paste into 1/4″ slices and place on the pastry. Unfold another 2-3 pastry sheets and place it over the guava. Repeat the butter.
Cut to your desired size. I used a large round pastry cutter. You could cut squares and put a slash across the tops.
Lightly brush the top with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the coarse sugar.
Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes until they are golden brown.