Guava DuffSteamed Guava Roll with Rum Sauce
A traditional rolled pudding filled with guava and gently steamed until tender, then served with a buttery rum sauce. It is one of the Bahamas’ best-known desserts, rich with warm spice and fruit.
Prep
30m
Cook
1h 10m
Serves
6
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Ingredients
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Filling
- 450gGuava (finely chopped)
Dough
- 300gAll-Purpose Flour
- 12gBaking Powder
- 4gSalt
- 40gWhite Sugar
- 2gCinnamon Powder
- 2gNutmeg Powder
- 60gUnsalted Butter (cold)
- 180mlWhole Milk
Steaming
- 1.5lWater
Sauce
- 60gSalted Butter
- 80gBrown Sugar
- 200mlWhole Milk
- 30mlDark Rum
- 5mlVanilla Extract
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Method
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- 01
Mix the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, white sugar, cinnamon powder, and nutmeg powder in a bowl.
- 02
Rub the unsalted butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then stir in the whole milk to make a soft dough.
- 03
Spread the dough into a rectangle and scatter the guava evenly over the surface.
- 04
Roll the dough tightly into a log and wrap it securely for steaming.
- 05
Bring the water to a steady simmer, place the wrapped duff over the steam, and cook until the dough is firm and tender, about 60 minutes.
- 06
Melt the salted butter in a saucepan, stir in the brown sugar, then add the whole milk and simmer gently until smooth.
- 07
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the dark rum and vanilla extract.
- 08
Slice the duff and spoon the warm sauce over each serving.
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