Roscónes: Colombian Sweet Bread Stuffed with Guava Paste

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Today I am excited to say that this is a treat you most likely haven’t heard of if you are not Colombian: roscónes. Sweet yeast bread is already a good start, then add some cool guava paste (called bocadillo in Colombia, it has many other names in other Latin American countries) and you have a very exotic mix. I think only Colombians can create something, which is like breakfast and dessert merged into one piece of deliciousness. Yeast dough? For sure! Fancy braiding of said dough? You betcha! Excotic guava filling? Nothing less!

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I have come to learn this recipe because my husband is Colombian. Colombia has many exotic fruits nobody has ever heard of (including lulu, curuba, guanábana, etc., etc.) One of these fruits is guayaba, which is the base for this paste or jelly. You won’t see a picture of that fruit on this blog, well, because I never had the chance to take a picture of it. Feel free to google images. Bocadillo, the guava paste, is a jam you can cut with your knive, it usually comes in blocks. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? But this paste is basically the jam Colombians serve with everything. Bocadillo with cheese is very common. Another is slicing a platain, and stuffing it with bocadillo. Or stuffing a platain with bocadillo AND cheese. Colombians love their bocadillo, just as much as their cheese.

rosconSo no wonder they also created a sweet bread stuffed with bocadillo. Roscónes are sort of the national dessert. Whenever I have asked Colobians of the most typical dessert of Colombia, roscón was always on top of the list. The yeast dough is only lightly sweet because of the bocadillo filling, but contains eggs and a little bit of butter, so is very fluffy and rich. Another typical filling is with arequipe or dulce de leche, sweetened milk, which is heated up and tastes somewhat like caramel.

If you are interested in Colombian dishes, I can recommend this blog My Colombian recipes, which has a large section on main dishes, but also many desserts. It does explain many of the exotic Colombian ingredients and has a wealth of traditional recipes. The blog is also available in Spanish.

Roscon, kolumbianischer HefekranzBut now back to roscónes. The only annoying part of this recipe is that you have to be patient. In total you have a resting time of three hours, so if you were thinking of making this in advance, I would definitely recommend to freeze the final result. The only other option you have is doing part of the resting overnight (see my tips below).

So ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to my favorite Colombian dessert: roscónes!

Credit: My Colombian Recipes (also available in Spanish)

Roscónes: Colombian sweet bread stuffed with guava paste

Serves: 3 big roscónes or 4 smaller ones
Cooking Time: 20mins preparation + 3hrs resting time + 20mins baking

Ingredients

  • 1 envelope of active-dry yeast, usually 7 grams
  • 4 tablespoons + 200 grams of warm water
  • 50 grams + 50 grams of regular sugar
  • 550-600 grams of all-purpose flour
  • 70 grams of butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, see here how to make your own
  • 2 eggs
  • 240 grams of guava paste or quince paste, a recipe for making it can be found here
  • 1 beaten egg, 2 tablespoons of melted butter for the glaze

Instructions

1

For the yeast dough pour four tablespoons of lukewarm water into a big bowl. Add the yeast and 50 grams of sugar. Stir and let sit for about 10 minutes. (Resting time 10min)

2

Add the flour, 50 grams of sugar and 200 grams of lukewarm water to the yeast mix and mix with a wooden spoon. Add the melted butter, vanilla extract and eggs and continue stirring. Once the ingredients are mixed well, start using your hands and knead the dough for about 5-8 minutes. You can knead inside the bowl or move the dough to a lightly floured surface. I usually knead it in the bowl. The dough should feel elastic and stretch easily once you are done. You may add a bit more flour while kneading, but the total should not be more than 600 grams of flour. This is a very soft dough.

3

Shape into a ball and transfer back to bowl. Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise until double in size, takes about two hours. (Resting time 2hrs)

4

After the resting knead the dough for 30 seconds on a clean surface and divide into three equal parts (I get three parts of about 360 grams each). Roll each part into a long rope of about 30 centimeters. Roll out with rolling pin. The rolled-out rectangle should be about 40-50 centimeters long and about 5 centimeters wide (see pictures). Place about 80 grams of cut guava paste into each rectangle (see pictures).

5

Roll up the dough lengthwise. Connect the ends in order to form a ring. Place all three rings on a baking sheet with parchment paper and cover again with kitchen towl. Let rise for about 25-30min. (Resting time 25-30min)

6

Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Cut with some scissors into the dough leaving 2-3 centimeters between each cut. Cut all around each ring (see pictures). Brush the top of the rings first with the beaten egg and then the melted butter. Bake for 17-20 minutes on the middle to lower rack or until golden. I usually bake on the middle rack and move them down to the lowest rack after 10min to avoid too much browning. I sometimes also reduce the temperature to 180 degrees if the roscónes look too brown early on.

Notes

Preparing in advance: You may start preparing the night before and finish the next day. You can either make the dough and let it rise in the fridge instead overnight. The next day you will have to let it get to room temperature for about an hour before continuing. Or you can prepare the yeast rings just ready for baking and let them sit in the fridge instead. It is possible to bake them fresh out of the fridge the next day.

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23 Comments

  • Reply
    Carrie
    Monday March 6th, 2017 at 07:06 PM

    Looks delicious!

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Monday March 6th, 2017 at 07:27 PM

      It is delicious! Can highly recommend it!

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    Deli posts
    Tuesday March 7th, 2017 at 04:09 AM

    you explained every step very well Jenny and pictures are amazing. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe with us. May God Bless you. 🙂

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Tuesday March 7th, 2017 at 06:51 AM

      Thanks, hope you enjoy it!

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    JohannaF
    Tuesday May 9th, 2017 at 02:51 AM

    Yummy! I love Colombian ronscones ????

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Tuesday May 9th, 2017 at 06:58 AM

      Me too!

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    Fräulein Cupcake
    Sunday June 25th, 2017 at 12:08 PM

    Oh, das klingt spannend und sieht ganz toll aus! 🙂 Liebe Grüße, Marlene

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      Jenny
      Sunday June 25th, 2017 at 12:29 PM

      Die Guave-Paste gibt es bei Amazon, ich kann das Rezept nur empfehlen!

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    Lily
    Saturday July 8th, 2017 at 08:36 PM

    This sweet bread looks heavenly. I would devour it for breakfast or as a snack any time of day – yum!

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Saturday July 8th, 2017 at 08:46 PM

      Please let me know if you try it, it is definitely my favorite Colombian dessert/breakfast

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    Patrick@looneyforfood.com
    Saturday July 29th, 2017 at 12:51 AM

    I have been wanting to try guava! This looks so good! I love discovering new foods

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Saturday July 29th, 2017 at 06:33 AM

      It does taste amazing!

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    frugal hausfrau
    Saturday July 29th, 2017 at 07:10 PM

    Jenny, this looks amazing! I love Guava and loved learning about this very special bread!

    Mollie

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Saturday July 29th, 2017 at 08:54 PM

      Thanks so much for your compliment!

  • Reply
    NancyC
    Thursday August 3rd, 2017 at 02:54 AM

    Looks yummy! 🙂

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Thursday August 3rd, 2017 at 06:59 AM

      Thanks!

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    Omaily
    Sunday August 13th, 2017 at 08:24 PM

    This sounds amazing. I was born in Venezuela so I know how good Guave taste, but never hears of this Colombian dish.

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Sunday August 13th, 2017 at 08:26 PM

      Feel free to try it, I love it!

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    Katrin Lausch
    Sunday December 3rd, 2017 at 01:33 PM

    Schöner Beitrag, aber Membrillo ist die Quitte (auch in Uruguay) und nicht die Guave. Ich kenne das Guaven-Gelee übrigens aus Brasilien. Grüße

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      Jenny
      Sunday December 3rd, 2017 at 01:52 PM

      Hallo Katrin, danke für den Hinweis. Stimmt, bocadillo ist nicht gleich membrillo, da aus einer anderen Frucht gemacht. Ich habe es abgeändert.

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    Daniela Kositza
    Monday June 15th, 2020 at 05:15 PM

    Liebe Jenny, da bekomme ich gleich Backlust! schöner, sehr sympathischer Blog!

    • Reply
      Jenny
      Monday June 15th, 2020 at 05:16 PM

      Sehr gerne, ich freue mich immer über Rückmeldungen und stehe gerne mit Rat und Tat zur Seite.

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