Traditional Coconut Drops
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Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)
Recipe type: Breads
Cuisine: Caribbean
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups grated coconut
- 1 cup all purpose flour, packed
- ½ cup granulated or brown sugar
- 1 tsp aluminum-free baking powder
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp coconut essence
- ½ tsp. vanilla essence
- 1 small egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to about 400 degrees F.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add the coconut.
- Cut in the butter and mix into the flour. Add the essence to the egg and beat lightly.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the liquid. Mix into a stiff dough.
- Drop about 2-tablespoon full of dough on a well greased sheet.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden in the oven at a lower temperature, 200 degrees F.
- Remove and leave to cool before serving. Bake for approximately 15 minutes
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