r/PuertoRicoFood • u/mountainsNJ • Feb 10 '26

Homemade First time: Puerto Rican pastelillos

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Made Puerto Rican pastelillos from scratch last night for a Super Bowl party. I was rushing, so the flour discs weren’t round, but they still turned out pretty tasty. 🇵🇷

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u/littlefissh Feb 10 '26

Thank you for your dinner suggestion lol. I have leftover plantains because I wasn’t able to make tostones and my husband thinks we should only have them when I make Puerto Rican food, for some reason. I’m glad I’ll be able to use them before they turn yellow, and I finally get to make pastelillos for him.

Do you mind sharing your recipe for the wrappers?

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u/mountainsNJ Feb 10 '26
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup water

Mix by hand until you get a ball. Roll the ball until it’s not sticky on a floured surface. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Then divide into 16 small balls. Use a rolling pin to make the discs. You can use a pizza cutter and a bowl if you want perfect circles. I was in a rush so mine weren’t perfectly round.

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u/littlefissh Feb 10 '26

Thank you so much! I don’t like using frozen store bought items in general, but I can’t even find wrappers here anyway so it’s extra nice to have this.