Bajan Salt Bread Recipe
A weekend Barbados snack. Ready in about 2 hours 25 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.
- 1 hr 55 minPrep (about)
- 30 minCook (about)
- 2 hr 25 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 2 yeast
- 1 ½ tsp sugar
- 4 ½ cups flour
- 2 cups warm water
Sauces & oils
- 1 ½ tbsp vegetable oil
Spices & seasonings (1): salt
- ¾ tsp salt
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Sift half the flour.
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Mix with salt and yeast in a big mixing bowl, and slowly add warm water till the mixture forms a stiff dough.
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Add more sifted flour till you have stiff enough dough to knead.
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Lightly flour the work surface.
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Knead the dough for 10 min until it is smooth and elastic.
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Place it in a greased bowl.
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Place the bowl warmly for 40-50 min until it has doubled.
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You know your dough is ready when you poke finger, and the indentation remains.
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Turn the oven on to 425°F.
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Divide the dough into 12 equal portions.
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Roll each into a fist size ball.
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Place on a greased sheet pan.
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Place in warm place again for a further 40 min or again till the dough has doubled in size.
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Place in the oven’s center.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden rolls sound hollow when tapped.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.