- ½ cup Dulce De Leche
- 1¼ cups All-purpose flour
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Sugar
- ½ cup Butterchilled, cut into 1 tbsp-size pieces
- 4 ounces Cream Cheesechilled
- ½ tsp Vanilla
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- ¼ cup light Brown sugarraw cane or turbinado sugar
- 1 Egg yolks
- 1 tsp Water
Pastelitos de Dulce de Leche
These Pastelitos de Dulce de Leche are little pastries filled with a creamy caramel filling known as dulce de leche. These bite size morsels are simply to die for and with the dulce de leche oozing out with each mouthful, it will be hard to stop after just one! Baked in the oven, any leaked caramel turns into a toffee-like crust and its so good. Serve as a dessert with ice cream or on a stick, simply for the fun of it!
To make Pastelitos de Dulce de Leche, you will need the following ingredients:
So, how to make Pastelitos de Dulce de Leche?
Steps to make Pastelitos de Dulce de Leche
1 | Combine dry ingredients | 1 |
In a food processor, pulse the flour, salt and sugar together until combined. | ||
2 | Add butter and cream cheese | 2 |
Add butter and cream cheese and pulse a few more times until batter starts to stick together. | ||
3 | Add vanilla | 2 |
Add vanilla and pulse twice. | ||
4 | Chill | 2h |
Remove dough and roll into a ball shape. Cover in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to overnight to chill. | ||
5 | Prepare pastry | 2 |
Roll out dough onto a lightly floured surface, about ¼ - ⅛-inches and slice into 2-inch squares with a sharp knife. | ||
6 | Add dulce de leche | 3 |
Add a drop of dulce de leche (a little less than a teaspoon size) into the center of each square. Use a wet finger to run it around the edges of the pastry squares. | ||
7 | Close pastry pockets | 5 |
Using another pastry square, place over and pull the sides to sandwich, closed. Repeat until all squares have “tops.” Trim edges so that each square is perfect. | ||
8 | Chill | 1h |
Place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to chill. | ||
9 | Preheat oven | 5 |
Preheat oven to 350 °F. | ||
10 | Prepare sugar topping | 1 |
In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together. | ||
11 | Prepare egg wash | 1 |
In a separate small bowl, whisk egg yolk with a small teaspoon of water. | ||
12 | Prepare pastelitos | 3 |
Using a fork, press into the edges of the squares, all the way around then brush with egg wash and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mix. | ||
13 | Bake | 10 |
Bake for 10-12 minutes until puffed and golden. | ||
14 | Serve | |
Serve and enjoy! | ||
Recipe Reviews
First time making this wish me luck that I don't screw up lel.
Perfect example of why Spanish food is the best!
Not to sure how I feel about this, the dough taste kinda funky with it but it's not gross either it's just odd..but delicious
WOW freaking DELICIOUS best desert I've ever made in my life.
I prefer the churro waffles instead or even the churro apple pie but this isn't half bad.
If you add some caramel or even chocolate drizzle on the top it taste 400x's better no lie.
Thanks so much for sharing some Hispanic stuff with us I literally love everything from here.
Can't get enough of this bomb ass pastelito omg usually I make mine with meat but this is good af.
Made this for my grandma yesterday she loved it a lot!!
Got stuck to my teeth really easily but it wasn't bad.
Didn't like the dough with the dulce de leche taste at all I'll be trying this again but with something else.
Can't say it's my favorite was kinda hard to make and where i live dulce de leche is expensive to buy :(
Dipped this in some whipped cream and enjoyed it.
Would not mind getting fat off of eating these daily at all.
I went ahead and added a little bit more cinnamon cause I didn't think there was enough.
Going to prank my Dominican family by making these and telling them it's normal pastelitos with ground beef, they are gonna cry jajajaj.
I tried this and the churros last nice liked them both.
Vanilla icecream plus this pastelito with dulce de leche= heaven made for humans to eat.
My second favorite dessert from here the first being the Bunuelos but that's Mexican not from Spain.
Loved everything about this with every bite my stomach was smiling back at me.
I love it! Thanks for sharing recipe!
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