Fried Bake (also referred to as "fry bake") is yet another extremely popular Trinidadian breakfast "bread". It's really fried, not baked. For those who have heard of the very most famous Trinidad shark 'n bake, this really is my recipe for that "bake". I ate shark 'n bake within my recent visit to Trinidad and located the bake to become sweeter, more sugar was most likely put into the recipe.
My children get excited in the seem from the name "fried bake". Last Saturday, I designed a quick, late breakfast and also, since I'd no saltfish on hands to create saltfish and tomato plants or buljol to accompany it, some people enjoyed the fried bake with only butter, just cheese, butter and cheese and my hubbie had his with fried eggs. On Monday, we managed to get again to possess using the tomato plants and saltfish (which i also designed for this web site). Yes, I ate fried bake three occasions now in enormous quantities to make sure that I'd formulated probably the most precise recipe. I've the belly along with a wide smile to demonstrate it!
Butter may also be added when kneading the dough, however, it is always good without them. Save the butter (and also the calories) for the following dessert I'll publish..-)
Ingredients
2 cups flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon brown sugar
Water, about 3/4 cup
Oil (for frying bake)
Makes 8 Fried Bakes
Directions
1. Inside a large bowl, add flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Mix well.
3. Form right into a large ball(or two) and canopy having a wet paper towel. Allow it to rest for around 15-half an hour.
4. Divide dough into small "golf" balls. On the gently-floured surface flatten (1/4 inch) using hands or moving pin. (See other option below-"Steps to make triangles")
5. Pour oil right into a fry pan on medium heat.
6. Employed in batches, fry the dough disks, turning once. until golden brown and puffed, about thirty seconds per side. Utilizing a slotted spoon, transfer the bakes to some paper towel-lined plate.
Inside a bowl, add flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Mix well and knead.
Cover with wet paper towel and get forced out for 15-half an hour.
Rather from the small baseballs as mentioned within the recipe above, I made two large balls. I placed one (as proven below) on the floured board.
Example 1(Steps to make triangles). and folded the dough to create a large circle.
I Then work into quarters.
Example 2 (Steps to make circles)---using the other ball(think dough), I work into four.
and created them into small round, soft balls. (think dough again)
and my daughter helped flatten to create round dvds(circles).
Add oil to skillet, when hot, although not smoking, carefully add dough towards the herbal.
Continuously pour herbal within the bake to really make it "swell" faster. my mother trained me this trick.
be cautious.
Start if this puffs up(swells)
When finished cooking--golden brown and puffs up--drain excess oil around the sides and put on the platter lined with paper towel. repeat with the rest of the dough.
So beautiful. and scrumptious. and comforting.
For any quick meal, eat with cheese and butter