Coconut Rock Buns Food

COCONUT ROCK BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees
• In a medium bowl, whisk or sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, grated orange, nutmeg and salt
• Work in the butter just until the mixture is unevenly crumbly; it's OK for some larger chunks of butter to remain unincorporated. Stir in the raisins and coconut flakes
• Whisk together eggs and vanilla
• Gently fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until all is moistened and holds together (like a ball)
• Put dough on floured surface, and pat (gently!) with your hands only.
• Fold dough over on itself about 5 times, and then gently press down.
• Shape into 8 - 10 rocks or you may use a cookie cutter. Sprinkle with demerara sugar.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned
• Remove, let it cool and serve

GUYANESE COCONUT BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add butter, and cut in using a pastry blender or a fork until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the wet ingredients. Add coconut, and mix just enough to blend. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

ROCK BUNS

Steps:

• Set oven to 210 C / gas mark 7. Grease a baking tray
• Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl
• Cut the margarine into cubes and then rub into the flour using your fingertips. The mixture should then resemble breadcrumbs
• Add the sugar and chocolate chips into the mixture. Mix using a wooden spoon
• Break egg into a small bowl and beat with a fork. Add egg to mixing bowl and mix. Add 1 - 2 tbsp of water if the mixture does not stick together. The mixture must be firm enough to stand alone on the baking tray in lumps.
• Place heaps of the mixture on the tray. Make sure that they are all an even size. Bake them for approximately 15 minutes, or until golden brown.