Okay, sigh... end rant.
So anyways, coming home from the doc's office I was pretty strung out - I felt the need to both punch the crap out of something and be comforted by the smell of something baking. I also had a recipe that had been floating around in the back of my mind since I discovered it over a year ago, actually, I found it twice! It was a recipe for a Guyanese sweet bread with a bright-pink coconut, cinnamon and
So a happy, tropical-smelling ending to a rocky-started day! I've submitted this to this week's YeastSpotting over at WildYeast too, spreading the love!
Sarah's Salara (Coconut - Rosewater Spiral Bread)
Makes 12 "scroll-like" buns or 20 bread slices
FILLING
1 1/2 cups finely grated, unsweetened coconut
1/2 cup chopped, pitted dates, soaked in hot water and drained
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp rose water
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp red food colouring
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DOUGH
1 tbsp dry active yeast
¼ cup warm water
2 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
¼ cup sugar
1 tsp salt
½ cup warm coconut milk
1 tbsp rose water
1 tsp coconut extract
2 tbsp melted butter
1 egg, lightly beaten
- Combine all the filling ingredients in a small bowl, set aside.
- Dissolve yeast in warm water, let stand to proof 10 minutes.
- Whisk together flours, sugar and salt. Set aside.
- Add coconut milk, rose water, coconut extract, butter and egg to the yeast mixture and blend well.
- Begin adding flour mixture and beat to a dough consistency.
- Turn out onto a floured surface and knead about 7-8 minutes, until smooth.
- Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and let stand 1 1/2 hours, until doubled.
- Punch down, turn out and knead lightly.
- Roll into a rectangle and smooth the filling onto the surface, leaving 1" of space around the edges.
- Roll up, pinch the seam, (slice if making buns) and place (seam side down) in lightly greased loaf pans or on a tray (for free-form).
- Cover and let rise again about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Bake the loaves 40 minutes (or buns 20-30 minutes), cool completely on a rack.
Calories: 153.7
Total Fat: 4.9 g
Cholesterol: 13.7 mg
Sodium: 13.9 mg
Total Carbs: 25.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
Protein: 2.9 g
It's still your choice to take the mind-mashers, though. It's been 15 years since I went down that path ... and I'm still not over the mess it left in my head.
ReplyDeleteYum! Rosewater! I just saw rose petal and lavender jam at the health food market -- now I have an excuse...
ReplyDeleteI've been there re: the rounds of doctors and never finding out what's wrong--hang in there and just keep looking till you find the one doctor that will actually help (and email me privately if you want the name of my gastroenterologist--she's lovely).
ReplyDeleteOh, and the bread looks good, too! Love the rose spiral in the middle--so pretty (and evocative of spring--can't wait). :)
It is indeed beautiful to look at. Thanks for sharing the love!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds quite interesting and it is so pretty too. I will bookmark this to try. Thanks for sharing.
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