Quesitos

Ingredients

• 2 sheets all-butter puff pastry (about 500 g), thawed
• 250 g full-fat cream cheese, softened
• 60 g caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 egg beaten with 1 tbsp water, for glazing
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 120 ml water
• 1 tbsp honey

Before you cook

• Let the puff pastry thaw in the fridge until it is pliable but still cold.
• Beat the cream cheese, caster sugar, vanilla and egg yolk together until completely smooth.
• Cut each pastry sheet into 6 squares of about 10 cm.
• Line two baking trays with parchment.

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 200 C (400 F).
2. Spoon a tablespoon of the cream cheese filling in a line across one corner of a pastry square.
3. Roll the square from that corner towards the opposite one, keeping the roll snug.
4. Set the roll seam-side down on a lined tray.
5. Shape the remaining squares the same way, spacing them well apart.
6. Brush each pastry with the egg wash.
7. Bake for 20 minutes until deeply golden and puffed.
8. Put the granulated sugar, water and honey in a small pan over medium heat.
9. Boil for 5 minutes until the syrup thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon.
10. Brush the hot syrup generously over the pastries while both are still hot.
11. Leave them for 10 minutes so the glaze turns tacky and glossy.
12. Serve warm with strong black coffee.