Coco Bread

Name: Coco Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 500g all-purpose flour; 7g instant yeast; 2 tsp salt; 3 tbsp sugar; 200ml coconut milk, warm; 60g butter, softened; 1 egg, beaten; 2 tbsp melted butter for brushing

Coco Bread (CO-co bred)

Folded Coconut Milk Bread

⏱ Prep Time 2 hours

📈 Difficulty Easy

👥 Servings

🔥 Calories 292 kcal

A soft, pillowy folded bread enriched with coconut milk and butter, designed to be split open and stuffed with a Jamaican beef patty.

Nutrition & Info

Protein 6.0g

Carbs 40.0g

Fat 12.0g

Protein Carbs Fat

Dietary

vegetarian nut-free

Allergen Warnings

⚠ gluten ⚠ dairy ⚠ coconut

Equipment Needed

mixing bowl baking sheet rolling pin pastry brush

Presentation Guide

Vessel: bakery tray

Garnishes: butter glaze

Accompaniments: Jamaican beef patty

Ingredients

500g all-purpose flour
7g instant yeast
2 tsp salt
3 tbsp sugar
200ml coconut milk, warm
60g butter, softened
1 egg, beaten
2 tbsp melted butter for brushing

Instructions

1
Mix flour, yeast, salt, and sugar. Add warm coconut milk, softened butter, and beaten egg. Knead ten minutes until soft and smooth.
2
Place dough in a greased bowl, cover with a damp towel, and let rise for one hour until doubled in a warm location.
3
Divide into eight pieces. Roll each into an oval about fifteen centimeters long and half a centimeter thick.
4
Brush each oval generously with melted butter. Fold in half, pressing edges gently so they stay together during baking.
5
Place on a greased baking sheet two centimeters apart. Cover and let rise thirty minutes until puffy and soft to touch.
6
Bake at 180C for fifteen minutes until golden. Brush tops with butter immediately out of the oven for a glossy finish.

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Did You Know?

A beef patty stuffed inside a coco bread is called a "patty and coco bread" and is considered Jamaica's ultimate portable lunch.

Chef's Notes

Equipment Tips

mixing bowl
baking sheet
rolling pin
pastry brush

Garnishing

butter glaze

Accompaniments

Jamaican beef patty

The Story Behind Coco Bread

Coco bread is the perfect partner to the Jamaican beef patty, designed specifically to be folded around the golden pastry for a handheld meal. The use of coconut milk in the dough gives it a subtle tropical sweetness and remarkable softness. This bread represents the innovation of Jamaican bakers who created a vehicle perfectly engineered for their most famous street food. The patty-in-coco-bread combination is Jamaica's answer to the sandwich.

🕐 Traditionally enjoyed lunch, snack, alongside patties 📜 Origins: Modern Jamaican bakery tradition

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