Guava Cheese Hand Pies Recipes

GUAVA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine flour, sugar, lime zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl.
• Fit pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate. Arrange guava slices on the bottom of the prepared pie crust, mounding slices of guava in the center of the crust. Sprinkle guavas with flour and sugar mixture. Drizzle pie filling with lime juice and dot with butter pieces.
• Cover pie filling with the second pie crust and crimp the edges together. Make several slits in the top crust to allow the steam to escape.
• Bake the pie in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees (175 degrees C) and bake until the filling is tender and the crust is golden, 30 to 40 minutes.

GUAVA-CHEESE HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Lay out puff pastry sheets on a clean, yet slightly floured surface.
• Divide cream cheese into 16 separate but equal portions across both pieces of pastry. Repeat with guava paste.
• Cut each sheet of puff pastry into 8 rectangles large enough to form a hand pie.
• Brush egg wash around the edges of rectangles, then seal each hand pie using the edge of a fork. Place an "X" on each hand pie using the tip of a paring knife, then brush with the remaining egg wash.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, until pastries are golden-brown and flaky. Set aside and allow to cool before serving.

GUAVA AND CREAM CHEESE PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.
• Beat egg with a fork, then put 1 1/2 tablespoons egg in a small bowl with water (1/2 tablespoon) and lightly beat to make egg wash.
• Put remaining beaten egg in a food processor with cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla and purée until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl.
• Purée guava preserves with lemon juice in cleaned food processor until smooth.
• Put a baking sheet in oven to preheat 5 minutes while you prepare pastry.
• Roll out pastry on a floured work surface with a floured rolling pin into an 11- by 9 1/2-inch rectangle. Cut rectangle in half crosswise.
• Transfer 1 piece of pastry to a sheet of foil. Spread cream cheese mixture in a 3 1/2-inch-wide strip down middle of pastry, leaving 1-inch borders on all sides. Dollop 2 rows of preserves lengthwise on top of cheese mixture, about 1 inch apart.
• Fold remaining piece of pastry in half lengthwise and put folded edge nearest you. Leaving a 1-inch border on sides and top of pastry, cut 1 1/2-inch-long slits every 1/2 inch through folded edge to top border.
• Brush some of egg wash around filling. Unfold cut pastry and lay over filling. Lightly press edges to seal and brush top of dough with some egg wash. Bake on foil on hot baking sheet until puffed and golden-brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer pastry to a rack to cool completely.