Stuffed Herbed Hops Bread
Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)
Recipe type: Breads
Cuisine: Caribbean, fusion
Serves: 20 hops bread
Ingredients
- BREAD:
- 6 cups cake flour
- 5 tbsp. shortening
- 2 tsp. salt
- 2 cup water
- 2 pk yeast
- 2 tsp. dried parsley
- 2 tsp. basil
- 2 tsp. paprika
- STUFFING:
- 1 tomato (seeded and diced)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- ½ sweet pepper, chopped
- 1 cup pineapple, chopped
- ½ cup grated carrots
- 1 pack turkey pastrami, sliced
- 1 tsp. chive
- 1 tsp. thyme
- ½ cup chopped onions
- ½ cup red onion
- SAUCE:
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp. soy sauce
- ½ tbsp. mustard
- Salt water to harden top
Instructions
- Sift flour, add yeast and mix. Cut in lard, add basil, thyme and paprika. Mix. Add water and salt slowly. Make a soft dough. Leave to rest for 1 hour.
- NOW TO MAKE THE FILLING
- Add tomato, sweet pepper, pineapple, carrots, turkey pastrami, chive, thyme, chopped onions and red onion in a bowl. Grate the cheeses. Set aside.
- Mix the ingredients for the sauce. Add the sauce to the sweet peppers etc. and mix. Add the grated cheese and mix again. Set aside.
- The dough has rested properly now and has doubled its size. Punch down and make a smooth dough.
- Divide into balls and place on a floured surface. Flatten the dough about 5 inches in diameter.
- Add about 1 tbsp of the filling, then fold in the edges and turnover to form a smooth dough.
- Place on a greased baking pan. Preheat oven at 225 degrees F for 10 minutes. Then bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until golden. Brush with salt water and bake for another 5 minutes
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