Marta’s Homemade Pastelitos de Guayaba (Cuban Guava Pastries)

Marta Darby's easy pastelitos recipe calls for frozen puff pastry, guava paste, and Philadelphia cream cheese. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Marta’s Homemade Pastelitos de Guayaba (Cuban Guava Pastries)

When Marta Darby needs her “pastelitos fix,” but can’t make the drive to Porto’s Bakery, the Cuban-born, California-based blogger behind “My Big Fat Cuban Family” puts together her own version of the pastries at home. She uses easily accessible, store-bought ingredients: Pepperidge Farm puff pastry, guava paste, and Philadelphia cream cheese.

Makes 9 pastelitos

• 1 package frozen puff pastry sheets (such as Pepperidge Farm)
• 1 bar guava paste (available at most Latin markets)
• 1 package cream cheese (optional)
• 1 egg, beaten, for egg wash

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper so the guava won’t stick.