MmmmMmm!! This Guyanese classic will make your whole house smell like sweetened coconut! So flaky, soft, slightly sweet, simply delicious. My recipe caters to certain allergies - it is eggless & dairy free. Enjoy!
Time: 1.5 hours
Ingredients:
Dough:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 packet yeast
- 1 cup warm Lactaid (can use milk if you want)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon apple sauce (this replaces the egg)
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup + 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 tablespoon I Can't Believe it's not Butter, melted
Filling:
- 2 cups dried coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-3 spoons water
- 5-6 drops red food coloring
Recipe:
- Disolve the yeast in 1/4 cup water & the teaspoon white sugar.
- Place it in a dark warm area to activate for 10 minutes (I put mine in the microwave with it turned off).
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, salt, & cinnamon. Once the flour mixture is combined, cut the shortening in (until no chunks remain).
- After the yeast activates, add the warm Lactaid, yeast mixture & applesauce to the flour. Knead to form a dough.
- Place the dough in a greased basin (I used vegetable oil to grease mine) covered with foil for 1 hour. Dough will double in size.
- While the dough is rising, you can make the filling. Combine all of the filling ingredients and mix well so the food coloring is absorbed by all of the coconut. You may need to add more water, you don't want the filling to be very dry.
- Once the hour is up & the dough has risen, punch it in the middle so the air comes out. Then, split the dough into 2 equal parts (you'll be making 2 rolls).
- Use a rolling pin & a light dusting of flour to roll out each dough to a rectangle.
- Scoop half of the filling into each rectangle & spread to distribute evenly. Make sure the filling is all around the edges so you get a really good design!
- Bake on 350 for 10 minutes, then brush on some of your melted I Can't Believe it's not Butter, and bake again for another 5-10 minutes until golden brown.
Let cool completely before cutting into slices.
