Roast Bake 3 Ways: Coconut, Carrot, Pumpkin Recipe by Chef Shaun 🇹🇹 Foodie Nation

Trinbagonian bake is a traditional Caribbean bread known for its rich flavor and soft, slightly dense texture. Made with flour, sugar, baking powder, salt coconut, pumpkin and/or carrots, it's kneaded into a dough, shaped, and baked until golden brown. This local staple is enjoyed with cheese, buljols or by itself.

Roasted Bake Three Ways

Yield – One 9” Bake.

Ingredients

Warm Water – 5 fl. oz.

Honey – ¼ cup

Instant Yeast – 1 ½ tsp

All Purpose Flour – 2 ½ cups

Salt – 1tsp

Baking Powder – 2 tsp

Unsalted Butter – 3 oz (6 tbsp)

Finely Ground or Grated Coconut/Pumpkin/Carrot – 1/3 cup

Method

* Combine warm water, honey & yeast.

* Cover and allow yeast to bloom for 10 minutes.

* In another bowl, combine flour, salt & baking powder.

* Make a well in the middle and add water mixture.

* Knead to a shaggy texture before adding butter & coconut/pumpkin/carrot.

* Continue to knead for 3 to 5 minutes.

* Place dough in a greased bowl, cover and allow to rest for 1 to 2 hours.

* Preheat your oven to 350F.

* Roll out your dough into a 9-to-10-inch disc.

* Place on a greased baking sheet or pizza tray.

* Bake for 25 minutes.

* Transfer to a wire rack and allow to fully cool before slicing.

Saltfish Buljol

Ingredients

Coconut Oil – 2 tbsp

Onions – ½ cup (thinly sliced)

Hot Pepper – 2 tsp or to taste (finely diced)

Pimento – 2 tbsp (finely diced)

Garlic – 2 tbsp (crushed & finely diced)

Salted Cod – ½ lb (boiled and shredded)

Tomato – 1 cup(cubed)

Ripe Avocado – 1cup (cubed)

Chadon Beni – 1/8 cup (finely chopped)

Method

* Heat oil in a medium sized pot over medium heat.

* Once heated, add onion, hot pepper & pimento.

* Allow to cook until onions are translucent (about 2 minutes).

* Add garlic and salted cod and allow ingredients to come together (about 2 minutes).

* Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients.

* Taste for salt and enjoy!