Tiramisu
I think it was back in the nineties when I first was introduced to tiramisu while on my lunch break in a tiny Italian restaurant on the South Coast. I’d never heard about it and after being told what it was made up of, I …
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Today was a good day to bake cookies. Actually… to bake a giant cookie. Outside was overcast, it was my day off, and it was the comfort food pick-me-up that I sorely wanted. I felt like having cookies, but didn’t feel like going through the …
A “staple” of sorts that you’d find baking in many a Caribbean home is coconut bread a.k.a sweet bread. Not to be mistaken for any keto baked bread or meat dishes known as sweetbreads.
This bread is chocked full of grated coconut and most times, fruit such as raisins and/ or currants. People have also been known to put mixed peel and cherries in theirs but I usually keep it simple with just the raisins or no fruit at all.
There are so, so many ways of making this bread but I think this one produces a light, delicious crumb that makes it perfect for tea time. Or anytime for that matter! Another aspect of this recipe that you can personalise is the colour of the finished bread. Once it is finished and the skewer comes out clean, then it is done. I like my sweet bread “clear” i.e. a light golden colour. Other folks like theirs a deep golden colour and others still like theirs on a slightly “burnt” side.
So here we go. Here’s the recipe for a Caribbean sweet bread/ coconut bread (makes two loaves):
I hope you give it a try! Happy baking everyone!
Oh! And before I forget, I finally got a new oven!!!
I have a quick pork chop recipe for you guys today! Pan fried pork chops. Big on flavour and little on time. My favourite kind of recipe to be honest! So, let’s get started. I bought some local chops from the meat shop the other …