Guyanese Rock Buns Food

GUYANESE COCONUT BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F/180°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, 2-3 inches apart as they really spread.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Keep an eye on these as they will burn if left in too long.
• Transfer to a cooking rack immediately or else they will stick to the pan.
• Cookies are soft with crunch edges at first but get completely crunchy upon cooling.

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.

GUYANESE COCONUT BUNS

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking powder, and spices. Rub butter into flour mixture.
• Add lemon peel, coconut, sugar to the mixture. Combine well.
• Add essence to milk. Pour milk into the mixture and mix to form a sticky dough. Add in raisins.
• Drop by spoonful onto baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.

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 CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C Place flour in a large bowl and add butter and rub in until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• Mix in sugar , fruit, nuts and ginger. Whisk eggs into milk and add to dry ingredients. Mix to a stiff dough.
• Make round heaps on greased oven trays. Bake for 10-15 min or until golden brown.

ROCK CAKES (ROCK BUNS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180deg Fan Assisted.
• Line a baking tray with a sheet of baking parchment or a non stick baking mat.
• Add the flour, salt, sugar and spices into a large bowl. Give it a little mix.
• Using your finger tips, rub in the butter until you have fine breadcrumbs.
• Add the raisins, sultanas and candid peal. Give everything a good mix ensuring all the fruit is coated with flour.
• Mix the egg and milk together in a small jug and add to the flour mixture.
• Bring everything together to form a stiff dough.
• Spoon 11 - 12 individual mounds of dough onto the baking tray. Old Fashioned Rock cakes have a rough surface, so don't worry about trying to make them smooth.
• Bake in the centre of the oven for 15 mins or until baked. They should have a nice golden colour. If you choose to make larger Rock Buns, the baking times will differ and they will take longer to bake.
• Take out of the oven and dust with demerara sugar while still warm. Leave to cool.

FRUIT ROCK BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/ 200c/ 400F and grease a large baking tray.
• Cream the butter and the sugar together, then beat in the egg.
• Add the flour and fruit, then mix together using a wooden spoon.
• Add the milk to make a soft dough.
• Roll the mixture into small balls, place on the greased baking tray and cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
• Leave to cool for around 5 minutes on a wire rack.
• Then Enjoy with some cream.