Bakes and Saltfish — Print Recipe

Golden fried dough rounds paired with flaked saltfish sauteed in tomatoes, onions, and hot pepper. The quintessential Saint Lucian breakfast.

Ingredients

1 Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Add water and knead into soft dough. Rest 15 minutes.
2 Boil saltfish 10 minutes, drain, and flake, removing bones and skin.
3 Heat oil and saute onion, garlic, tomatoes, thyme, and pepper until soft.
4 Add flaked saltfish to the saute and cook 5 minutes. Set aside.
5 Divide dough into 8 balls. Flatten each into a round disc.
6 Deep fry bakes in hot oil until golden and puffed, about 2 minutes per side.
7 Drain on paper towels. Serve bakes alongside the saltfish.

Did You Know?

Saint Lucian bakes puff up so dramatically during frying that locals say they are full of the island's spirit.