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Cream cheese is whipped with vanilla and sugar, guava paste or jam can be added and is a favorite in Latin America and Caribbean. Although quesitos may not have originated in Puerto Rico, they do add interesting flavors that are hard to find outside the island. The batter can contain eggs and sour cream similar to cheesecake.
Traditional fillings include cream cheese quesitos, guava (pastelito de guayaba) and cheese, pineapple, and coconut. The sweet fillings are made with sweetened fruit pulps . The cream cheese filling is also a slightly sweetened version of cream cheese, that resembles the flavor and texture of a cheesecake .
A pastel de Gloria (plural: pasteles de Gloria), Gloria cake, or glory cake is a puff pastry generally containing guava jelly or guava paste inside, sprinkled with granulated sugar. [1] They can alternatively be filled with almonds, [2] cheese, or dulce de leche. [3]
Psidium cattleyanum (World Plants : Psidium cattleianum), [2] [3] commonly known as Cattley guava, strawberry guava or cherry guava, is a small tree (2–6 m (6 ft 7 in – 19 ft 8 in) tall) in the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family. The species is named in honour of English horticulturist William Cattley.
A cheese-filled pastry twist from Puerto Rico. [82] The cheese is usually whipped with vanilla, eggs, and sugar. The cheese can also be whipped with guava, papaya and other tropical fruit preserves. The mixture is stuffed into a dough that resembles puff pastry, coated in a sugary caramelized syrup, and baked. Roti john: Malaysia
Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae.It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies the Galápagos islands). [3]
A flat pie or cake prepared with short pastry and a topping of either fruits, vegetables, or cheese. Woolton pie [22] United Kingdom: Savory A pie filled with vegetables such as potatoes or parsnips, cauliflower, swede, carrots, and turnips, topped with potato pastry, grated cheese, and served with vegetable gravy. Whoopie pie: United States: Sweet
In Colombia, a Swiss roll is called either pionono or brazo de reina ("queen's arm"), and it is filled with dulce de guayaba (guava jam) or arequipe. In Argentina, Uruguay and Peru, it is also called pionono, and it is filled with dulce de leche or manjar blanco (which are a more caramelized and thicker version of condensed milk).