Pay de guayaba – Cuban pie with guava paste
The pay de guayaba is a Cuban guava pie, made with homemade buttery dough and a melting filling made from guava paste. A simple, fruity and fragrant Cuban dessert, perfect for a snack or the end of a meal.
Pour: 8 personnes
Ingredients
- For the dough
- 250 g flour
- 125 g butter, softened, diced
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 6 cl water
- For the filling
- 1 Box of Guava paste diced
- 6 cl water
Préparation
- Place the flour in a large bowl and form a well.
- Add the softened butter, 1 beaten egg, sugar and salt.
- Gradually add the flour to the mixture, then add the water little by little until you get a homogeneous dough.
- Form into a ball, cover and leave to rest for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Dice the guava paste and place it in a saucepan with the water.
- Heat over low heat, stirring, until you get a smooth and homogeneous filling. Set aside and let cool.
- Divide the dough into two equal-sized pieces.
- Roll out the first piece of dough thinly on a lightly floured work surface.
- Line a buttered 20 cm diameter round pie pan.
- Pour the guava filling over the pie crust and spread evenly.
- Roll out the second piece of dough and cut thin strips of dough.
- Arrange the strips on the pie in criss-cross shapes.
- Brush the dough with the second beaten egg.
- Bake at 180°C for 40 minutes, until the pie is golden brown.
- Let cool before removing from the pan and serving.
Notes
Guava paste is firmer than jam. It should be heated with a little water to obtain an easy filling to spread.
Let the filling cool before pouring it over the pie shell, so as not to soften the dough.
For a more gourmet version, serve the pie with cream cheese, crème fraîche or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
