Jamaican Coco Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 packages yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 3/4 cup warm milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast and sugar in water then stir in milk, salt and egg.
• 2 add 1/2 of the flour and stir, continue to add flour until you have a dough that can be turned out of the bowl.
• 3 knead the dough for 10 minutes until smooth but firm.
• 4 oil a clean bowl and turn the dough in it until coated.
• 5 cover with a damp towel and let it rise for 1 hours cut into 10 portions and roll each piece into a 6 inch diameter circle.
• 6 brush with melted butter then fold in 1/2.
• 7 brush with more butter and fold in 1/2 again.
• 8 set breads on a oiled baking sheet and let them rise until they double in size.
• 9 preheat oven to 425 f set a pan of hot water on the lowest oven rack.
• 10 bake for about 12- 15 minutes or until golden brown (on upper rack, set to middle).