Guava Pie

This would work well with fresh figs.


3 tbsp plain flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
pastry for a 22 cm (9 inch) crust
4 cups guava, peeled, seeded and diced
1 tbsp plus 1 tsp lemon juice
3 tbsp buttter, cut in small pieces


Mix together the flour, sugar and salt.  Set aside.  Line a 22 cm (9 inch) pie plate with pastry.  Fill with sliced guava, slightly mounding in the centre.  Sprinkle the flour and sugar mixture evenly over the guavas.  Sprinkle with lemon juice and dot with butter.  Cover the top pastry and flute the edge.  Cut several vents into top crust to allow steam to escape.  Bake in a preheated 230 C (450 F) oven for 10 minutes, then reduce to 175 C (230 F) and bake for another 30 to 40 minutes.