Jamaican Coco Bread is a soft folded yeast bread made with coconut milk, perfect for wrapping meat patties into a sandwich.

Jamaican Coco Bread

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

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Jamaican Coco Bread is my recipe of the day with the blogging group Bread Bakers. Each month the group posts recipes on a common topic. And for August, we are sharing recipes that use coconut of some sort.

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My recipe is for the folded Jamaican coco bread, which is made using coconut milk in a yeast raised dough. It has a lightly sweet  taste, similar to Hawaiian bread. Besides. there  is  an aroma  of coconut.

I  suggest making  them fresh.  Which leaves them softer than some  dense ones I have had at restaurants. And ones I have seen  in the market in  packages are not  suitable at all.

You can see they are traditionally  used for wrapping Jamaican meat patties (pasties) of various types. I find this makes the coco bread seem like a thick  soft taco  shell  with the texture of a fresh dinner roll.

As well, don’t limit yourself to wrapping the patties. Which I think  are good  with a condiment drizzle of Pickapeppa  sauce. While the coco  bread is warm, it is wonderful split open, spread with butter along with  some honey or jam.

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• Chinese Coconut Buns from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Coco Bread from A Day in the Life on the Farm
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• Salara (Guyanese Coconut Roll) from Passion Kneaded
• Samoan Coconut Rolls (Pani Popo) from A Messy Kitchen
• Vegan Coconut and Herb Dinner Rolls from Magical Ingredients
• Zucchini Coconut Lemon Muffins from Cook with Renu

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Jamaican Coco Bread

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Jamaican Coco Bread

Jamaican Coco Bread

Sue Lau

5 from 13 votes

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Dough Proofing Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course Bread

Cuisine Caribbean, Jamaican

Servings 8

Calories 242 kcal

Equipment

• 1 Kitchen Aid stand mixer with dough hook
• 1 large baking sheet

Ingredients

  

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Dough:

• 3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 ounce packet Rapid Rise yeast
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons cooled melted butter
• 1 large room temperature egg lightly beaten
• 10 ounces canned unsweetened coconut milk stirred well

Other:

• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk

Instructions

 

Dough and Proof:

• Mix together the flour, rapid rise yeast sugar and salt, keeping the salt on the other side of the flour from the yeast.
• Stir together the melted butter, beaten egg and coconut milk.
• Add to flour and mix until a dough ball forms in the KA mixer (fitted with dough hook).
• Scrape down the sides and continue to mix until smooth, elastic and lightly tacky.
• Turn out into a lightly oiled bowl and proof at 100F in a draft-free place or lightly covered with plastic for one hour or until doubled.

Shaping and Baking:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• While the oven heats, divide the dough into eight parts.
• Stretch each into a smooth ball with ends tucked under.
• Then pat down on a silpat sheet with a little flour.
• Roll into a circle with a very lightly floured pin and using a silpat brush, brush the dough with melted butter.
• Fold in half and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Continue with the others.
• Spritz lightly with nonstick oil and cover loosely with plastic.
• Proof another twenty minutes until they become a little puffy.
• Using a silicone brush, brush the tops lightly with the bit of coconut milk.
• Then remove plastic and bake for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Calories: 242kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 4gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 301mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 292IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Bread with Coconut

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