🇬🇾 Try this Salara/ Red Cake/ Coconut Roll Recipe

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: self-rising flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil enhances coconut flavor, while margarine is often less expensive.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness, while brown sugar is often less costly.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is a dairy alternative, while water can be used to reduce costs.

Combine baking powder, salt, and fast rising yeast in a bowl.

In another bowl, combine melted butter and sugar with coconut milk and stir until well combined.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until a super soft dough forms.

Oil your hands and knead the dough until it comes together perfectly.

Cover the dough and allow it to rise and double in size for about 1 hour.

Prepare the filling by combining freshly grated coconut, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice, ginger, and vanilla extract in a bowl.

Add red food coloring to the filling a little at a time until the desired color is reached, then cover and set aside.

Once the dough has doubled in size, remove it from the bowl and knead it to remove air bubbles.

Flour your surface and roll the dough out into a square shape, about 1/4 inch thick.

Spread the coconut filling evenly over the dough, leaving borders around the edges free.

Roll the dough up into a log shape, similar to making cinnamon rolls.

Use dental floss to cut the rolled dough into individual pieces before baking.

Allow the cut pieces to rise again for about 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Bake the individual salara for about 45 minutes.

After baking, glaze with a sugar water glaze for presentation.

Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

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