Caribbean Fry Bakes/Floats

Recipe by:

Soulful Kitchen

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Ingredients

In a bowl, add the following ingredients:
- 1.5 cups of flour
- 1 tsp. of baking powder
- 2 tbsps of sugar
- ½ tsp. of salt
- 1 tbsp. of butter
- Mix together using your hands
Create a “well” in the middle of your dry ingredients, and start to add in ½ cup of water bit by bit while mixing and kneading into a dough
Allow the dough to sit in the fridge for ca. 20 minutes
Split the dough into balls, and then use a rolling pin to flatten onto a chopping board
- Lay a bit of flour onto your chopping board to make it easier to shape your bakes
In a wok, or pot, heat up a lot of oil (ca. 3 cups) – enough to deep fry
Drop in your dough and cook on a medium temperature
After around 1.5 minutes, your bakes will start to float (hence the name “floats”), at this point, flip over and cook the other side for the same amount of time
To help will the cooking process, lightly make some circles in your oil while the bakes cook (check out or video for an example)
Once cooked, remove and allow the oil to dry out on some kitchen paper
Serve with salt fish, or eat alone, and enjoy!