Guava Cheese

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 15 large guavas
• 750 g sugar
• juice of one sour limes or lemon
• 3 drops red food coloring

Recipe

• 1 skin guavas and boil them in water in an aluminium pot until the guavas are just soft, not squishy. remove from heat, drain off the water.
• 2 when cool, halve the guavas and scoop out the seeds. blend the halves to a pulp.
• 3 put in an aluminium pot and add sugar. stir continuously on medium heat. after 15 minutes, add lime/lemon juice and food colour.
• 4 continue to stir till mixture thickens, leaves the sides of the pot and comes together like a ball.
• 5 grease a marble slab or wooden board as well as rolling pin. turn out the mixture on to this surface and roll out till flat and smooth.
• 6 allow to cool a little and while still warm, cut into cubes or diamonds and let cool completely.
• 7 store in an airtight tin.