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                                  Bakes

Recipe By     : Caribbean Cookbook-Rita Springer
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Caribbean

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2  cups          flour
   1      teaspoon      baking powder -- rounded
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
   2      teaspoons     sugar
   1      tablespoon    shortening
     1/4  cup           water
                        frying oil

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt.  Rub in fat.  Add dry ingredients to
make a soft dough.
Knead lightly, with floured hands, if needed.  Break off pieces and roll
into balls.  Flatten to 1/2 in thick.  Fry in hot oil or bake onna hot
greased tawa.

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When I leave to rise for the second time, it should be left unitl they are
almost doubled in bulk, but not quite.  The time depends on how hot and
humid it is.  An easy test is to take a small ball of dough and drop in a
glass of room temperature water, when it floats to the top, it's ready.
It will probably take longer than 15 min in a cold place.