Jamaican Coco Bread

by Peppalover

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What makes breads from different cultures taste different with similar ingredients and recipes? What’s different between the breads?

JAMAICAN COCO BREAD JAMAICAN COCO BREAD RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
4-½ cups all-purpose flour , divided
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2-½ teaspoons quick-rise yeast
14 oz. coconut milk
4 tablespoons butter , melted

Photo Credit: by Angela Lawrence
https://www.196flavors.com/jamaica-coco-bread/
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Mix 4 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast together and set aside.
  2. Warm coconut milk until it is more than lukewarm but not too hot. You can test it on the back of your hand or use a thermometer to reach 114 F.
  3. Add 2 tablespoons of melted butter to the warm coconut milk and stir.
  4. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and combine to make a soft, sticky dough.
  5. Flour working surface and place the dough on top.
  6. Knead dough, flouring the surface as needed, until dough is smooth and soft (about 10 minutes).
  7. Brush bowl with melted butter and place dough inside. Cover with plastic wrap or parchment paper and a damp tea towel.
  8. Place bowl in warm spot for 60 to 90 minutes or until it doubles in size.
  9. Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll dough and cut into smaller squares to make individual coco breads.
  10. Roll each square until ⅛ inch thick; brush dough with melted butter and fold over. Use a medium bowl to cut in a semi-circle.
  11. Repeat last step to make more; place each on parchment-lined baking sheets and brush the tops of the dough with melted butter.

Place baking sheets in warm spot for 10 minutes so dough can rise; place sheets in oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Science Of Bread-Flour 

We decided to research the function of flour, when making bread but first we wanted to see how flour was made so we watched the video below 

Baked Bread: how flour is made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8vLjPctrcU