Lead Pipes - Exotic Caribbean Recipe

Ingredients
•Vegetable oil, for greasing
•250 grams (2 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour
•93 grams (1 cup) shredded coconut
•½ teaspoon baking powder
•½ teaspoon salt
•½ cup light brown sugar
•2 tablespoons raisins
•½ teaspoon cinnamon
•½ teaspoon nutmeg
•125 ml (½ cup) melted vegan butter or coconut butter
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•1 teaspoon almond extract
•1 teaspoon orange zest
•2 teaspoons almond milk or as needed to bring dough together

Preparation

Preheat oven to 177° C/350° F. Lightly grease and flour and 20 x 20 cm (8×8 inch) pan and set aside.

Combine all ingredients together, using as much milk as needed to form a stiff dough.

Knead for five minutes until bowl is fairly clean and dough is smooth and not sticky.

Divide dough into four equal pieces and form into logs. Place in the baking pan.

Bake for 25 minutes until golden brown. Cool and serve.

About the author

Taymer Mason, author of Caribbean Vegan, grew up in the suburbs of Christ Church, Barbados and spent most of her days reading and creating pieces of art during the summer holidays. She started to cook as a challenge from an aunt who taunted her, saying she would never learn to cook. She not only learnt to cook but her first job out of University of the West Indies was as a New Product Development chef and food scientist in one of Barbados’ leading manufacturing companies. She moved to Saint Martin in 2008. You can follow her on Twitter @taymermason.

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Taymer Mason

Taymer Mason learned to cook on a challenge from her aunt. She is author of Caribbean Vegan and has a website at www.taymermason.com.

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