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Homemade Bread & Cinnamon Loaf
Learn how to bake homemade bread that is perfect for Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago. Enjoy fresh, delicious loaves today.
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Course:
Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine:
Caribbean, Tobago, Trinidad
Keyword:
baking, bread
Author:
Renee
Ingredients
Main Dough
6
cups
Cuisine Flour
1
tbsp
White Sugar
1
Packet Yeast
1
tbsp
Salt
1
tbsp
Baking Powder
2
tbsp
Butter
2
cups
Water
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
1
tbsp
Cinnamon
½
cup
Raisins
Instructions
Grease 2 loaf pans.
In a bowl add the flour, sugar, yeast, salt and baking powder. Combine well and add butter.
Incorporate the butter into the dough .Note: (see video for this method )
Add at least half of the water and knead the dough. Note: ( see video for this method )
Flour a surface and knead to smoothen out the dough for about 3 minutes until soft.
Place the dough into a bowl and allow the dough to proof (rise) for 30 minutes.
Pouch down the dough and knead the dough on a floured surface for another 2 minutes.
Divide the dough into two equal amounts.
Take one of the dough’s and form a loaf by doing the “roll and tuck method” Note: ( see video for this method)
Place into greased pan.
Take the next dough and stretch by making a rectangle shape. Note: ( see video for this method)
Mix cinnamon and brown sugar.
Apply softened butter to the dough making sure the entire surface has been touched.
Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar and raisins on top.
Gentle press down the cinnamon sugar and raisin into the dough
Repeat the “roll and tuck method”. Flattened the end of the bread for the last roll and press in the ends. Place into pan.
Allow the dough’s to rest for another 30 minutes.
Place into the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until golden brown.
Serve hot and enjoy
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