Coconut Fry Bread Aka Coconut Bake In Trinidad And Tobago Recipes

COCONUT BREAD (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan, knocking out excess flour.
• Spread 3 cups coconut in a large shallow baking pan (at least 1-inch deep) and toast in middle of oven, stirring occasionally, until evenly golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. (Watch flakes carefully; edges burn quickly.).
• Remove from oven and cool completely in pan on a rack, about 15 minutes. Leave oven on.
• In a food processor, grind toasted coconut to a coarse meal (about 40 seconds). You will have about 1 1/4 cups.
• In a mixing bowl stir together self-rising flour, ground coconut and remaining cup of un-toasted coconut.
• In another mixing bowl cream together the butter and sugar at medium speed until pale and creamy (1-2 minutes).
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Whisk the water into the flour mixture, then add egg mixture, whisking just until well blended.
• Pour batter into loaf pan, smoothing top with a spatula, and bake in the middle of the oven until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean and top is evenly brown (1 hour - 1 hour and 10 minutes.)
• Cool bread to warm in the pan on a rack for 10-15 minutes. then turn out of pan and set right side up on rack to cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Cut into 1-inch thick slices.

COCONUT FRY BREAD (AKA COCONUT BAKE IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)

Steps:

• In a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, knead together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, butter, water, coconut milk and coconut flakes. Let rest for 1 hour.
• Heat about 2 inches of vegetable oil in a heavy pot or Dutch oven.
• Divide the dough into 3- to 4-inch balls and press flat. In batches, deep-fry until light- to golden-brown.

COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oil, eggs and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, stirring just until moistened. Fold in coconut and walnuts. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 60-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

COCONUT BAKE

Steps:

• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Add margarine; rub in with fingertips until coarse meal forms. Mix in grated coconut, then coconut milk. Stir mixture with fork until dough forms. Gather dough into ball; cover with kitchen towel. Let dough rest 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray. Shape dough into 7-inch-round. Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool 30 minutes. Serve coconut bake slightly warm.
• *Available at most supermarkets and at Asian markets.