Guava And Manchego Phyllo Pouches With Passion Fruit Syrup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup guava paste (about 7 ounces 1/4 -1/3 inch cubes)
• 1 cup manchego cheese (sharp is good substitute, about 4 ounces 1/4 -1/3 inch cubes)
• 1/2 cup almonds, sliced and toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 9 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• phyllo dough, thawed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 toss first 4 ingredients in medium bowl to combine. cover filling and chill until ready to use, up to 1 day.
• 2 stir sugar, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper in small bowl.
• 3 place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface; keep remaining sheets covered with plastic wrap and damp towel to prevent drying.
• 4 brush phyllo with butter and sprinkle with 11/2 teaspoons sugar mixture. repeat 2 more times to make 3 layers.
• 5 cut rectangle in half crosswise, making two 6x8-inch stacks. place scant 1/3 cup guava filling in center of each stack. gather sheets around filling to form pouch.
• 6 brush pouches with butter.
• 7 transfer to small baking sheet. repeat with remaining ingredients to make 6 pouches total.
• 8 sprinkle with some of remaining sugar mixture. (can be made 1 day ahead. cover with plastic and refrigerate.).
• 9 preheat oven to 350°f
• 10 bake phyllo pouches uncovered until golden brown and filling is heated through, about 20 minutes.
• 11 transfer to plates. spoon passion fruit (or other like lime) syrup alongside; serve phyllo pouches warm.