🇬🇧 Desserts: Guava Duff (Bahamas)

Recipes from around the world are one of the ways I have found to bring the experience of having the world as a home into your home. For those who have not yet left the city they were born in to live in different places, it is a step towards reducing resistance to what the world offers. I don't limit myself to recipes. Use the tags and the site’s search tool to access other themes. The recipe in this text comes from the Bahamas, has guava as a prominent ingredient, and is called Guava Duff.

Guava Duff Ingredients:

• 12 guavas
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of ground allspice
• 4 cups of flour
• 3 tablespoons of baking powder
• 1 tablespoon of salt
• 3/4 cup of butter
• 3/4 cup of milk
• 1 beaten egg

 

Rum / Cognac Butter Ingredients:

• 1 cup of powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup of butter
• 1 teaspoon of boiling water with 1 pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons of rum or brandy to taste

Duff preparation method:

1. Clean the guavas, cut them in half and remove the seeds.
2. Cut the fruit into cubes and strain the seeds to extract the juice. Save the juice to flavour the sauce if desired.
3. Put the guava cubes in a pan with water until they are covered; add sugar, cinnamon and allspice. Cook until the fruit is soft.
4. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Cut the butter. Mix the milk and egg until a soft dough is formed. Knead until smooth.
5. Roll out the dough like a roll on a floured pastry board. Place the pieces of guava in the centre of the dough and roll until the dough is spiralled with the guava. Seal the edges carefully.
6. Wrap the dough in a cotton or linen bag, or in aluminium foil and parchment paper, tie the top tightly and place it in a large pot with boiling water for 1 hour or more if necessary to firm the dough. When choosing the pan, consider that the dough will swell during cooking.

 

Making the rum / brandy butter:

1. Beat the butter until soft but not melted. Add the icing sugar a little at a time and continue beating.
2. Add boiling water, salt and rum or brandy. Whisk until smooth and fluffy.

To serve:

Cut the guava roll into 1-inch wide slices and place a tablespoon of rum / brandy butter on top of each slice to melt and dip into the steamed jam.

Have you ever visited the Bahamas? Have you already tried this dish?

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