I get Googled from Marta’s Cuban American Kitchen

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My husband is an Internet Marketing Guy. (He prefers to be called “The Marketing Guru,” but that’s not important right now.) He tells me search engine facts like: “Your site has had X number of hits today.” This information totally makes me feel cool, although I’m a little puzzled by how it is that people are finding me.
He patiently explains: “They’re Googling Cuban things.”
That sentence right there throws me into spasms of laughter. (Holy cow! Who are these people? Can they be stopped? I crack myself up. =D)
When I finally catch my breath again (and he stops frowning) he goes on to let me know that people are searching for “keywords” such as: Cuban family, Cuban-American life, and even “Kevin Bacon to Andy Garcia.” =D
But apparently, the “Cuban thing” that people are Googling the most and which most often leads them to My big, fat, Cuban family is (drum roll please). . . “pastelitos de guayaba.”
“My pastelitos are getting Googled?”
Yikes! That means that all of cyber-space knows that I’m just a cheater and a poser.
Or . . . (as The Marketing Guru spins it) I’m just a Smart Cuban Cook living in a pastelito-challenged location. (phew!)
God, I love that man. 😉
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Marta’s Pastelitos de Guayaba
1 pkg. Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets
1 bar guava paste
1 pkg. Cream cheese (optional)
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2) Thaw the puff pastry according to package directions.
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3) Use baking parchment to line your cookie sheet so the guava won’t stick.
4) Unfold one of the pastry sheets and place on pan.
5) Cut guava into 1/4 inch slices and place on the pastry sheet.
6) Spread cream cheese over guava paste slices (optional).
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7) Unfold second pastry sheet and place on top of guava paste.
8) Cut into desired size before baking.
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9) Bake at 400 for 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
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10) They will look absolutely irresistible, but (seriously, trust me on this) use as much self-control as you can muster and give them time to cool before taking that first bite.
It’s The Marketing Guru’s birthday today.
Guess what I made for him instead of a cake? 😉

16 thoughts on “I get Googled from Marta’s Cuban American Kitchen”

  3. you make these look so easy. I’d best not try to make them or I’ll end up eating them all….

  4. You make it look so easy I’m stopping by Publix on the way home. To tell the truth, when I hit the page only the first picture was above the fold and my first thought was “yeah right, Marta is going to teach us to make puff pastries.”

  6. wow those look really great…and while most of us can go to the corner Bakery here in Miami…we must remember that some people who frequent this blog are not in Miami…One more thing you can do to make them look a little more authentic is before you put them in the oven mix to eggs with two cups of water and using a brush, brushes the top of the pastelitos with some….then after they come out of the oven while still hot you can melt some sugar, make the syrup and add two cups of water and brush it on…it’s what makes them shinny and sticky….

  7. Tom Sawyer-
    I came up with this recipe because I am two hours away IN TRAFFIC from the nearest Cuban bakery. The ONE Cuban bakery. This is me “resolviendo.” =D
    Cigar Mike –
    I don’t ever do the glaze (I’m a little lazy that way…) but they still make me totally happy.
    El Migue –
    Thanks for the tip. I will definitely try glazing next time. You’re right. The shiny and sticky glaze would make them much more authentic.
    Besos,
    Marta

  10. I am pregnant, so it was a perfect excuse to make these. My first “antojo”! I’m only 9 weeks, so I’m not sure if my hubby & parents were buying the a antojo line, but anyways…
    I made them and they were so good. I did glaze them, but not w/ the egg white. I used 2 tablespoons of light corn syrup and thinned it out w/ water and brushed it on.
    They were to die for. Thanks, Marta.

  11. My hasband is Cuban, and over the last 30-odd years I’ve become a decent Cuban cook (still not as good as my mother-in-law, but maybe some day …!) – These pastelitos are fantastic!! I made some last night – they were out of the oven at 9 pm – there were 3 left this morning at 6 a.m.
    Muchisimas gracias! This recipe is MOST definately a keeper!

  12. BROWSING THRU THIS SITE!!! THESE SOUND LIKE THE PERFECT ADDITION TO THE FOURTH OF JULY SOIRE. WILL TRY THESE TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE RECIPE. LOVE THE WEBSITE AND INSIGHT AS WELL… VERY DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS THAT ARE JUST BLAHHH!!! CONGRATULATIONS MARTA

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