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What you’ll need:

1 grated coconut

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp nutmeg

• 3/4 cup flour

• 2 cups grated green breadfruit

• 2 eggs

• 1/2 cup raisins

• 3/4 cup dark rum

• 1/4 cup margarine

What you need to do:

1 2 Preheat oven to 350°F In a large bowl, blend grated coconut with juice. Add salt, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, margarine, and nutmeg and mix thoroughly Beat eggs in a separate bowl 3. and add to the mixture Add grated breadfruit and flour, mix thoroughly. Add rum and raisins 4. Mix all ingredients well Pour the batter into a greased baking tin and bake for approximately 1 5 – 1 ¼ hours or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean Cool and serve. Cover with your 6 favorite glaze *temperature and length of baking may vary based on the oven

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Jamaican Beef Patties

By Chef Minna Lafortune

The Jamaican patty is a baked flakey pastry pocket that is filled with seasoned cooked ground beef or ground chicken, curried goat, ground pork, lamb, or vegetables. It is a savory snack that evolved from the introduction of Cornish pastry in the Caribbean

It is a popular snack in Jamaica and can be found in several metropolitan cities around the world, especially where Jamaicans and other Caribbean nationals live It is often eaten with a plain slice of hard dough bread or with coco bread. Coco bread is a specially made plain bread that is paired with Jamaican patties I love all the different types of patties, they are delicious! This recipe makes 10-12 Jamaican beef patties Enjoy!

What you need to do:

Prepare the Filling

1 In a Dutch pot or heavy skillet sauté onions, scallions, and scotch bonnet pepper Add the ground beef, salt, black pepper, and 2 thyme and mix well Brown the meat for about 10 minutes, 3 stirring occasionally Add the breadcrumbs a little at a time, stir all 4. the ingredients well Add water or beef or chicken stock and cook 5. for about 15 minutes over low heat Remove (moist) filling from 6 the stove and cool Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F 7

Make the Pastry

1. 2. Sift the flour, curry powder Blend together salt, and half butter cubes with your fingertips until mixture resembles cornmeal Add 3 5-6 tablespoons ice water and stir gently with a fork until incorporated. (Do not overwork mixture, the pastry will be tough )

4 5 Form dough into a ball, then flatten into a rough 5-inch square Place in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes Roll out dough on a 6. floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a rough 12- by 9-inch rectangle (1/3inch thick) Arrange rectangle with a short side 7 nearest you Cut the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter into very 8. thin slices and arrange them evenly over the dough Fold dough in 9. thirds Turn dough and roll out into a rough 12- by 9-inch 10

What you’ll need:

Ground Beef Filling

• ½ lb. lean ground beef

• 1tablespoon oil

• 1tablespoon minced onion

• ¼ teaspoon green thyme leaves

• 1 tablespoon finely chopped scallions 1/8 chopped scotch bonnet pepper to taste

• Salt to taste

• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

• ¼ cup breadcrumbs

• ½ cup water/beef stock/or chicken stock

Flakey Pastry

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 Tablespoon curry powder

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 ¾ sticks (14 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, 11 tablespoons of it cut into ½ -inch cubes

• 5 to 6 tablespoons ice water

Egg and Water Mixture (Prepare when needed) rectangle (1/8 inch thick) again Fold like a letter, place in plastic 11 wrap and chill, then for 1 hour Let dough soften at room 12. temperature for about 30 minutes before rolling out

Combine Them

1. Cut dough in circles using your palm as a guide of how wide each circle should be

JAMAICAN carrot cake

What better way to celebrate February 3rd as National Carrot Cake Day than with this recipe from Grace Foods? You’ll end up with a cake that’s moist and not mushy, and the best part is you’ll have it in the oven within minutes

What you’ll need:

• 10 ounces all-purpose flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder

• 3 medium eggs

• 10 ounces sugar

• 1 tablespoon vanilla essence

• 1 1/4 cups Grace Vegetable Oil

• 8 ounces carrot, peeled and shredded or grated

• 4 ounces nuts, crushed

• 4 ounces raisins, soaked

What you need to do:

3. Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling on half of each circle Moisten the edges of the dough with water and fold the dough circle over the meat filling Pinch the edges closed with a fork Lightly brush 4 5 the pastry with the egg and water mixture Bake on a lightly 6. greased baking sheet for 30 to 40 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown

2.

1 Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F; grease and line a 10-inch cake pan Sift together 2 the dry ingredients and set aside Using 3. an electric mixer, beat eggs until blended 4 Gradually add sugar and cream until light and fluffy Add vanilla, Grace 5 Vegetable Oil and shredded carrot, beat to incorporate

6 Divide the dry ingredients into three, folding in each portion of dry ingredient well with the carrot mixture, before adding the other portion Add nuts and raisins 7 and incorporate thoroughly Scrape the 8. batter into the prepared pan and bake until the cake springs back when touched lightly (for approximately 45 minutes) Remove 9. from oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack