Jamaican Coco Bread

Hi everyone! For today's Tuesday Treats I have something special for you. I'm going to Jamaica soon so I thought I'd share a classic recipe called Jamaican Coco Bread. Now you'd think it has some form of coconut in it. The name has coco in it, right? Wrong. It's called coco bread not because of the flavor, but because of the texture. It's harder on the outside and soft on the inside like a coconut. Traditionally it's cut in half and served with a Jamaican patty. It's like a type of sandwich. Or, you can just eat it plain or with butter. They are delicious any time of the day. Yum! This is making me hungry. Are you ready to learn this classic recipe mon? Haha, let's get cooking!

Here's what you'll need:

-3 1/2 cups of white flour

-2 packets of yeast (4 1/2 tsp.)

-1 tsp sugar

-1 tsp salt

-1 medium sized egg

-1/2 cup of melted butter

-1 cup warm milk

-1/4 cup warm water

Directions:

Step 1: Mix the yeast, sugar, and water together in a bowl. Then beat the egg and mix it in also.

Step 2: Mix in the milk and salt. Mix in 2 cups of the flour. Slowly add in the rest until the mixture is stiff.

Step 3: Sprinkle some flour on your counter top. Don't go crazy, just enough that it lightly covers a small area of your counter. Place the dough on the counter. ( Tip: to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands put a little flour on them.) Now kneed the dough until it becomes smooth. This should take about 10 minutes.

Step 4: Put the dough in a clean, buttered bowl. Roll it around until it is completely covered in butter. Cover the bowl with a damp towel and let it sit for an hour.

Step 5: Divide the dough into 10 pieces. Roll each piece into a circle about 1/2 a cm thick. Brush the circles in melted butter. Fold them in half (now you have a half circle) then in half again. (Now you have a triangle.)

Step 6: Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Place your folded dough pieces on a well greased baking sheet. Place on the bottom rack of the oven and bake until golden brown. This should be about 15 minutes.

Step 7: Spread on butter and EAT!

Don't they look good? Yummm.  Please leave any questions or comments in the comment section below! Don't forget to look at all the other awesome posts while your here. Thanks for cooking with me today! - Brooke :)