r food processor, add all guava shells and half the syrup
1. For the pastry, blend the butter cubes and
Add filling to the pastry strips; roll pastry closed around the filling
Prepare your favorite pie pastry recipe; roll it as thin as possible.
It does not have to look uniform.
Place on a cookie sheet; prick with a fork.
Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with sugar.
Tilt cookie sheet to side and tap on bottom to remove excess sugar.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until brown.
Cool, then break or cut into pieces.
Layer individual servings with freshly sliced, sweetened strawberries, peaches or your favorite fruit.
Top with whipped cream or a dairy topping.
ill be using a shortcrust pastry recipe instead of the crescent roll
br>For the guava syrup:
Combine the guava paste, cream soda
Prepare the pastry as directed: In a bowl,
Tear bread into pieces.
Soak in water 5 to 10 minutes.
Pour into a colander; drain.
Squeeze most of water out.
Place bread in large bowl, add eggs, milks, sugar and vanilla; beat well.
Melt butter in 9 x 13-inch pan.
Add to mixture, then combine well and add back to pan.
Cut guava paste into crosswise strips.
Lay atop mixture in rows, almost touching.
Push guava paste below liquid level, then bake in preheated 350\u00b0 oven 1 hour.
Check center for doneness.
It will fall, that's okay.
Serve warm or cold.
Place lemonade, soda, guava nectar, and grenadine in a large glass or plastic pitcher. Stir well to combine. Refrigerate until needed.
TO SERVE: Fill each of 6 tall glasses with ice. Add 1 1/2 ounces rum to each glass. Pour guava mixture evenly into each glass (about 3/4 cup). Garnish each glass with a half lemon slice.
NOTE: You can omit the rum and serve this drink as a tangy breakfast beverage.
aking sheet.
Roll puff pastry into a thin sheet on
-inch pie plate. Arrange guava slices on the bottom of
lace 1 sheet of puff pastry on top.
Roll out
he center; add oil, water, guava juice, egg yolks and vanilla
lace 1 of the puff pastry circles on the baking sheet
nd refrigerate.
For the Guava Topping: In medium size sauce
*Spanish or Cuban supermarkets.
Let it simmer. Use a pastry brush dipped in water to
Measure out 1 cup of guava puree (set aside the remainder
ut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives until
Put approximately 1/2 cup or so of guava paste in a mixing bowl, beat until the color lightens and the texture fluffs/creams up a bit (as opposed to the dense jelly-paste it starts as).
Add in 3-4 ozs. softened cream cheese and a squeeze of lime and beat until smooth.
Dump this mixture in a separate bowl then whip approx 1.5 cups heavy cream in a bowl until light and fluffy.
Fold in the guava-cream cheese mixture, fill a pastry bag and use to decorate cupcakes as desired.