GUAVA, DOCE DE LEITE AND WALNUTS ROLL/ROCAMBOLE DE GOIABA COM DOCE DE LEITE E NOZES.

GUAVA, DOCE DE LEITE, AND WALNUTS ROLL.

Ingredients:

• 5 eggs (at room temperature)
• 1 1/2 cups of sugar
• 1 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
• 1 tbs baking powder
• lime zest (from 1 lime)

On a electric mixer fitted with a whipper, beat the egg whites until stiff pics.

Add the egg yolks,one at a time, combine.

Add sugar and beat until well incorporated.

Remove the mixer bowl from the mixer and stir the flour in, little at a time, and fold with a spatula until well incorporated.

Add lime zest and mix it well.

Mix the baking powder with 1 tbs of water and add to the mixture.

Butter a baking sheet and sprinkle with flour.

Spread the mixture on the baking sheet and bake on a preheated oven 375°F for 12-14 min or until you stick  a tooth pick and it comes out clean. Do not let the cake to brown, it will be dry.

Allow the cake to cool.

Make wet a clean kitchen towel, sprinkle with sugar, and place the cake on top.

Filling:

• 1/2 can of guava paste(goiabada) cut in cubes (1/2 lb)
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tbs brandy

In a small sauce pan place the guava paste and water and bring to heat on the stove top whisking it until it melts completely. After it melts, add brandy and cook a little bit more to evaporate the alcohol, about 40 seconds.

Allow to cool a little bit and with a spatula spread on top of the cake.

Roll the cake using the wet kitchen towel to help you.

Put the end face down on the serving tray.

TOPPING:

In a small sauce pan place the Doce de leite, 1/3 cup of milk. Bring to the heat on the stove top, whisk it together until uniform. Cook until thick enough to coat the bottom of a spoon.(NAPÉ). About 1 and 1/2 minute or two. Than spread on top of the roll.

Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

TIPS:

You can find guava paste at the Brazilian section of a world market. In Portuguese it is called goiabada, in Spanish it is called guava paste or pasta de guayaba. It comes in containers of

1 Lb and 5 oz (595g)

Doce de leite. You can find in a jar or can of 14 Oz(396g) If you can"t find, you can make your own. The recipe is below.

Doce de leite:

In a pressure cooker place 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (14 oz, 396g)

Add water until the can is covered.

After the pan starts to whistling, cook it for 30 minutes.

Let it cool down and open the can. And then do the topping.

Be careful with the pressure cooker.
Enjoy it! Voilà.
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ROCAMBOLE DE GOIABA COM DOCE DE LEITE E NOZES.

Ingredientes:

• 5 ovos (Temperatura ambiente)
• 1 1/2 xícara de açucar
• 1 1/2 xícara de farinha de trigo
• 1 colher de sopa de fermento em po
• Raspas de 1 limão
• 1/2 lata de goiabada cortada em cubos.
• 1 colher de sopa de conhaque ou brandy
• 1 lata de doce de leite nestle
• 1 xícara de nozes picadas grosseiramente.

Fazer o bolo:

Bata as claras em neve, acrescente as gemas uma a uma, e bata ate que vire um creme homogêneo.

Coloque a farinha aos poucos misturando com uma espátula.

Adicione as raspas do limão e misture bem.

Por último dissolva o fermento em 1/4 de xícara de água e adicione à mistura.

Misture até que fique tudo bem misturado.

Unte uma assadeira com manteiga e polvilhe com farinha de trigo.

Despeje a massa, nivele, e leve ao forno para assar a 190°C por mais ou menos 10-15 min.

Faça o teste do palito para ver se o bolo já esta assado. Não deixe o bolo corar.

Molhe um pano limpo com agua, torça ate que fique so úmido, polvilhe o pano com açucar, e desenforme o bolo em cima deste pano úmido.

Recheio:

• 1/2 lata de goiabada
• 1/2 xicara de agua
• 1 colher de sopa de conhaque ou brandy.
• Corte a goiabada em pequenos cubos, e coloque numa panela. Adicione a agua, e cozinhe ate derreter a goiabada por inteiro. Por ultimo coloque o conhaque ou o brandy, misture bem e cozinhe por 1 minuto para deixar que o alcool evapore.

Espalhe a goaiabada derretida em cima do bolo com uma espátula, e enrrole o rocombole com a ajuda do pano úmido.

Coloque em uma bandeja e cubra com doce de leite nestlé dissolvido com um pouco de leite.

Polvilhe o rocombole com nozes picadas.

Espero que gostem! Voilà!!!!