Comments on: Mini Refugiado: Guava Cheese Pastry

By: Yasmine

Yasmine — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:33:20 +0000

I made these exactly how the recipe says so and they came out delicious! Thank you so much for this recipe! Everyone loved them

By: jessica

jessica — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:17:05 +0000

Felicia, it’s not that similar to pie dough but you can definitely buy puff pastry and it will be similar, only puffier. Gaby (comment) said she did it with puff pastry and it came out good. Let me know and of course, share pictures!

By: felicia

felicia — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:02:48 +0000

Will it taste the same if you use regular pie dough instead of puff or your sour cream recipe? Because I’m a fan of Portos’ style and I dont have the courage to make the puff.

By: creepazoid

creepazoid — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:32:57 +0000

Guava paste can be found in latin specialty markets. Those of you who live in the Burbank, CA area can find 2 or 3 different brands of guava paste at the Monte Carlo Italian Deli (otherwise known as Pinnochio’s restaurant) down the street from Portos on Magnolia.

By: jessica

jessica — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:18:18 +0000

Julie and Gaby, glad you found them cheap. I’m always afraid someone will over pay for this at a fancy market. Send me some pics when you make your guava pastries.

By: GABY

GABY — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:59:48 +0000

HEY I ALSO TRIED WITH FROZEN PUFF PASTRY. IT WAS GOOD, BUT I THINK ICAN MAKE BETTER SO I`M GOING TO KEEP TRYING. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS RECIPE.

By: GABY

GABY — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:56:22 +0000

THE GUAVA PASTE IS THE SAME YOU CAN GET AT THE VALLARTA MARKETS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. IT`S CALLED GUAYABATE AND IS LOCATED BY THE DEL/CHESE/HAM ATC AREA. IT`S VERY CHEAP. I JUST BOUGHT 2 SMALL PIECES TO TRY MY NEW RECIPE.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:03:24 +0000

I had some of these at a Cuban restaurant and wanted to make my own. I don’t live in a large metropolitan area and got my guava paste from an Asian food market that also carries latin food products.

By: jessica

jessica — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:14:53 +0000

SG, OMG, if I lived a few blocks from Porto’s…send me pictures when you make your guava pastries!

By: SG

SG — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:39:05 +0000

Jojo – where is your holiday cheer? Why so hostile, scrooge?

I too live a few blocks from Porto’s in Burbank and have been planning to attempt these for a while. I have a cream cheese dough recipe that I think will rock with the guava. I am making a trip to Vallarta Market in North Hollywood to see if I can find the guava paste. I might also try the middle eastern market on Magnolia/Lima…I understand the paste is used in other ethnic recipes as well.