Step By Step Guide On How To Achieve Soft & Fluffy Guyanese Fat Mithai #softmithai #kurma #guyanese

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

coconut

🥗Healthier: shredded coconut

💰Cheaper: desiccated coconut

Desiccated coconut is more shelf-stable.

Welcome back and introduce the recipe for Guyanese Fat Mithai.

Grate fresh coconut and mention to avoid dry flakes from the store.

Add baking powder to all-purpose flour.

Add custard powder and caution about its use in baked goods.

Add ground cardamom and cinnamon to the flour mixture.

Add sugar and grated coconut to the mixture and combine well.

Grate nutmeg into the flour mixture.

Grate unsalted butter into the flour mixture and mix until crumbly.

Use a grater to help incorporate the butter evenly into the flour.

Mention using Five Roses flour for better results in baked goods.

Add evaporated milk gradually to the flour mixture, mixing until a dough forms.

Knead the dough for about 2-3 minutes until it's not sticky or too stiff.

Cover the dough with a damp paper towel and let it rest for 15 minutes.

After resting, portion the dough into two balls and keep one covered.

Sprinkle the surface with flour and roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness.

Cut the rolled dough into bite-sized shapes (triangles, squares, diamonds).

Place the cut pieces on a tray.

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