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     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
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-=> Quoting Glen Jamieson to Dave Drum <=-

 GJ> You should have taken the quail home, given it a nice little
 GJ> cage and food
 
Becoming an animal rights vegan are we? You're starting to sound
like a six year old girl I know!

 GJ> When it didn't lay any more
 GJ> eggs, then you could cut off its head and eat it.

Oh, well, that's all right then. Carry on. [g]
 
 > Whereas I would use the whole leek, including the dark green
 > part. Discarding only any brown bits that have begun to dry out
 > on the shelf.
 
One nice way to treat the tough dark green ends is to julienne them
and fry (stir/pan/deep) the bits in oil very briefly, so that they
turn bright green but don't go all limp and use as a garnish. The
other method is to add to soups and stews and cook them so long that
they melt right into the liquid.

 DD> bread knife (I use a bread knife because the blade won't
 DD> bruise the fruit).
 
 GJ> Agreed, but I would expect the good lady to have a prep knife
 GJ> that was sharp enough to cut the skin easily without having to
 GJ> use a bread saw.

I keep my knives reasonably sharp but prefer a serrated blade for
tomatoes and keep a special knife on hand just for that purpose.

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     Title: Guava And Cream Cheese Pastelitos 
Categories: Pastry, Cheese, Fruit
  Servings: 8

           All-purpose flour for
           dusting counter
   17.3 oz pkg (2 sheets) frozen
           -puff pastry, thawed
      8 oz cream cheese, cut into small
           pieces and softened
      6 TB sour cream
      1 TB lemon juice
    1/2 ts salt
      8 oz guava paste, cut into
    1/4    inch cubes
      2    egg yolks

Special equipment: rolling pin, ruler, pastry brush, electric mixer

Quince paste is an acceptable substitute.

I used one (17.3-ounce) package of Pepperidge Farm brand frozen puff
pastry sheets for this recipe, which contains two puff pastry
sheets. Dufour brand frozen puff pastry comes in 14-ounce packages
containing only one sheet of puff pastry. If using Dufour you will
need two packages, and will get ten pastelitos, rather than eight.
Roll the thawed pastry sheets out to 12 by 16 inches. Cut off a 12
by 4 inch strip. Cut remaining 12  by 12 inch piece into four 6 inch
squares. Proceed with recipe, but increase guava to 10 ounces and
cream cheese to 12 ounces. Fold the square pieces of pastry
diagonally into triangles, and fold the two 12  by 4 inch strips in
half over the filling to make rectangular pastelitos. Increase
baking time to 15 to 20 minutes.

Both versions of the recipe may be halved. Adjust oven rack to
middle position if doing so.

Adjust oven racks to upper third and lower third positions and
preheat oven to 400 F. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment
paper.

Lightly dust the counter and rolling pin with flour. Roll out each
puff pastry sheet to a 12 inch square. Cut each into quarters to
make four 6 inch squares.

Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sour cream, lemon juice, and salt until
light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.

Place 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture in center of each square.
Evenly distribute guava cubes among squares, arranging them on top
of the cream cheese mixture.

In a small bowl, beat egg yolks and remaining 2 tablespoons sour
cream. Brush edges of each square with egg wash, then, fold the
squares diagonally to form triangles. Seal the edges by pressing
them with the tines of a fork. Brush triangles with egg wash.

Place the pastelitos on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them
about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake until puffed and golden, 12 to 15
minutes, alternating baking sheets halfway through baking. Transfer
baking sheets to cooling racks. Cool pastelitos on sheets 5 to 10
minutes prior to serving. May be eaten at room temperature.
Pastelitos are best eaten day they're made.

Posted by Maria del Mar Sacasa
            
  From: Serious Eats                    
 
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Cheers

YK Jim


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