Jamaican Coco Bread
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 serving
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 498
- Total Fat
- 33
- Saturated Fat
- 20
- Carbohydrates
- 43
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 9
- Protein
- 8
- Cholesterol
- 82
- Sodium
- 303
- Total: 2 hr 45 min (includes rising times)
- Active: 35 min
Ingredients
2 cups bread flour, plus more for dusting (see Cook’s Note)
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Kosher salt
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup coconut milk, warmed slightly
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for the bowl
1 large egg, optional
Directions
- Sift the bread flour into a mixing bowl, then add the sugar, yeast, baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt and whisk to combine. Use your fingertips to rub 8 tablespoons of the butter into the flour mixture until the flour mixture is crumbly. Gradually add the coconut milk while kneading until a sticky dough forms.
- Dust a work surface with flour. Knead the dough until no longer sticky, about 5 minutes. Rub some olive oil in the mixing bowl, add the dough and cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Let the dough rise in a warm area until doubled in size, airy with some bubbles and soft to the touch, about 1 hour depending on the temperature .
- Meanwhile, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and mix with the olive oil in a small bowl.
- Make a fist and gently punch the excess air from the dough. Dust a work surface with flour. Knead until a smooth dough ball forms. Use a knife or a dough cutter to cut the dough into 6 equal pieces. Knead each piece of dough into a ball; set aside.
- Roll 1 dough ball into a circle about 5 inches in diameter with a rolling pin. Dip a pastry brush into the butter and olive oil mixture and brush the surface of the dough. Fold the dough in half and place it on a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough balls. Cover the dough pieces with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let rise in warm area until airy and soft, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk the egg, if using, to make an egg wash. Brush the dough pieces with the egg wash or the remaining butter and olive oil mixture. Bake until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Enjoy warm or at room temperature with a beef patty or with some tea or coffee.
Cook’s Note
When measuring flour, we spoon it into a dry measuring cup and level off the excess. (Scooping directly from the bag compacts the flour, resulting in dry baked goods.)