Jamaica Jam

20stone

We could have just waited a few months, and saved ourselves a lot of trouble:
https://houston.eater.com/2017/11/6/16614616/golden-krust-jamaican-three-corners-opening-houston

caliking

20stone said:

We could have just waited a few months, and saved ourselves a lot of trouble:
https://houston.eater.com/2017/11/6/16614616/golden-krust-jamaican-three-corners-opening-houston

My sis would bring us patties from Golden Krust in NJ every now and then. They're not bad at all. 

caliking

Tweaked the recipe for coco bread a little, and they turned out better than the first attempt. Posting this here mainly so I can easily find it later, but also for folks like @20stone who wanted the recipe. 

This is the recipe I started with= https://cooklikeajamaican.com/jamaican-coco-bread-recipe-video/

Made some changes (like subbing sourdough for the yeast), and other adjustments in v1.1.

Sourdough Coco Bread v1.1

Levain; 
APF   100g
Water  50g
Starter 50g

- Mix and leave at room temp or a warm spot for about 8hrs.

Dough:
APF    455g
Coconut milk 235ml
Sugar  1 TBSP
Salt (table)    1tsp
Butter (unsalted, melted)   4 TBSP   + extra for brushing.

- Dissolve the sugar in the coconut milk + butter, then add to the flour.
- Mix/knead by hand for 5 mins
- Let the flour hydrate for 30mins
- Add the levain. Knead well to incorporate it into the dough (5 mins)
- Leave at room temp for 30mins
- Add salt. Fold the dough 4 times. Repeat folds every 30 mins, 3 more times (bulk rise= 2 hrs). 

- Set the oven or egg to 400°F.

- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and divide into ~12 pieces, weighing 80g each. Lightly roll each piece into a ball.
- Roll the balls out into ovals, ~ 6" long. Fold in half to make semicircles.
- Cover with a towel or plastic wrap, and proof for 1 hr. 

- Bake for 20 mins or so, middle rack in the oven. Cover the bread with foil for the first 10-15mins, otherwise the tops may brown before the bread is done.

- Brush the top of the coco breads with melted butter, then eat them while they're still warm  


If anyone tries this, or has any tips, do let me know.