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Ingredients:

1 1/2 teaspoon curry powder and salt and pepper
2 cups flour
1/2 cup white vegetable shortening or margarine
5 Tbs ice water
curry powder as above and salt and pepper
1 pound ground chicken
1 small onion fine chopped
1/2 red bell pepper chopped
1 large clove garlic minced
1 teaspoon thyme
2 teaspoons curry powder or to taste
1 Scotch Bonnet chili pepper, seeded and fine chopped
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup water or beef broth
1/4 cup flour

Preparation:

1. Make standard pastry and chill wrapped about 4 hour or overnight. Make filling by sauteing in some oil ( olive ) the onions, peppers, garlic and chili pepper until softened.
2. Add ground meat and cook and stir and break up meat until meat is browned and cooked. Add remaining ingredients and cook and stir until mixture is fully cooked and thickened. Remove from heat , adjust seasonings and cool.
3. Remove pastry from refrigerator and let soften at room temperature about 15 minutes.
4. Roll pastry out on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. . Cut out circles with a 4 inch circular cutter or cut size as desired. Place some filling in center of circle and fold over edges to seal and prick edges with tinges of a fork.
5. Bake 400F until golden , about 15 mins. for small pieces, 20 mins for medium pieces and 25 to 30 mins for larger pieces. Yield: 12 medium, 6 large or 24 appetizers.

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31/08/2010 by admin.

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Ingredients:

2½ cups sifted cake flour
1½ cups granulated sugar
1¼ teaspoons baking powder
1¼ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
½ cup butter
¾ cup buttermilk
1¼ cups mashed ripe Jamaican bananas
2 eggs
2 tbl light rum

Preparation:

1. Sift together the sifted cake flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a
large mixing bowl.
2. Add shortening, butter, buttermilk, rum and mashed banana; mix until moistened, then beat
on low speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes.
3. Add eggs and beat 1 minute longer. Grease 2 9-inch round or square layer cake pans
and line bottoms with waxed paper. Grease waxed paper.
4. Divide batter into the two pans; bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes, until Jamaican cake
tests done.
5. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes in pans; remove from pans to wire racks to
cool completely.

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Ingredient:

3/4 a bottle of Appleton Dark Jamaican Rum
1/2 bottle of Wray & Nephew White Jamaican Rum
1/2 bottle of strawberry syrup or 3/4 bottle of grenadine
1/2 can of pineapple juice
Several freshly squeezed lemon or lime

Preparation:

Mix together add water to taste and serve in a tall glass with ice.

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31/08/2010 by admin.

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Ingredients:

2 cups butter
2 cups white sugar
9 eggs
1/4 cup white rum (optional)
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon almond extract
1 grated zest of one lime
2 pounds chopped dried mixed fruit
2 cups red wine
1 cup dark molasses
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch salt

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch round cake pans.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, then add rum, lime juice, vanilla, almond extract, and lime zest. Stir in mixed fruit, wine, and molasses. Sift together flour, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and salt. Fold into batter, being careful not to over-mix. Pour into prepared pans.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 80 to 90 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

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31/08/2010 by admin.

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Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup margarine
½ cup shortening
¼ cup baking Jamaican cocoa, unsweetened
½ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Icing
½ cup margarine, room temperature
¼ cup baking Jamaican cocoa, unsweetened
6 tablespoons milk
1 pound (1 box) confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flaked Jamaican coconut

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
Grease and flour a baking pan. Sift flour, sugar, and salt into a large bowl; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine ½ cup margarine, shortening, ¼ cup cocoa, and 1 cup water and bring to a boil.
2. Pour mixture over the flour mixture. Stir in buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla. Beat with a hand-held mixer until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until Jamaican cake springs back when lightly touched with finger. Make icing while cake is baking.
4. For icing, combine margarine, Jamaican cocoa, and milk in a medium saucepan. Bring mixture just to a boil; remove from heat. Add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla; beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
5. Stir in Jamaican coconut. Spread over hot Jamaican cake right out of the oven.
6. Cool frosted Jamaican coconut chocolate cake in pan on a rack

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