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Hard dough bread

Jamaican bread with a dense, tight crumb and a thick crust, made without butter and keeping well. It is spread with butter or eaten with cheese and savoury dishes.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Optional extras

Instructions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, yeast, sugar and salt.
  2. Add the margarine or oil, then gradually add the lukewarm water while mixing.
  3. Knead for 10 minutes until you have a smooth, firm dough that isn't too soft.
  4. Cover and leave to rise for 1 hour somewhere warm, until doubled in size.
  5. Shape into a round loaf or a block and place it in a buttered tin.
  6. Let it rise again for 30 minutes, then preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  7. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the crust is golden and the loaf sounds hollow.
  8. Let it cool on a rack before slicing.

Variations and tips

Raisin hard dough. Work 80 g of raisins into the dough while kneading for a richer loaf.

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