The Making of Fry/Fried Bake
Fried Bake or Fry bake is a very popular weekend breakfast food in Trinidad when I was growing up, but today it’s sold as a street food, made very popular by Rickard’s Shark and Bake, Maracas Bay Village, Saint George, Trinidad And Tobago. I believe the establishment is run by his son Gary Ferguson now.
Anyway, no matter how much is made in our household there is never enough. Can be paired with fried salt-fish, Vienna Sausage , Scrambled Eggs and so much more, in fact anything that fancies your taste-bud.
I know you maybe wondering, why is it call a bake when it is fried. Leave it to us Caribbean people to change up the rules when it come for naming and preparing foods.
Fried Bakes with an assortments of condiments and other eats!
The famous Trini Fried Bake
Save RecipeIngredients
- Fry bake
- 2 heaping cups all-purpose flour , plus more for dusting
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon butter or margarine, optional
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 cup water (add more if needed)
- 2 cups canola or coconut oil for frying the bakes
Method
- Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- Add butter and mix with a fork or use your fingers until the flour resembles coarse breadcrumbs
- Make a hole or well in the center of the flour and start pouring water while mixing in a circular motion.
- Add enough water to make a dough and knead gently for about 5 – 10 minutes
- If dough is too sticky, dust with a tablespoon of flour, if dough is too dry after adding all the water, add another one tablespoon or so of water
- Rub some oil on top of dough and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes covered with plastic wrap or a damp paper towel
- Cut the dough into 6 or 8 pieces (depending on how large you want the fried bakes to be)
- Roll them into balls and place on a clean, well-floured surface. Allow to rest COVERED for at least 10 minutes.
- Flatten the balls of dough until they are about ¼ inch thick, and 5 -6 inches in diameter using your fingers or a rolling pin
- Add oil to a depth of about two inches over medium heat
- Add dough to hot oil
- Turn dough immediately as it’s added to the oil , as this will help the bake swell or puff up
- Fry in hot oil until both sides are golden brown, about 30 to 45 seconds per side.
- Serve with Fried Salt fish or Fried Shark or anything you love.
Notes
You can also use self rising flour with great results. Store bought Pizza dough can also be used if you don’t want to go through the hassle of kneading and putting dough together.
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