Guyanese Bake/Float

salt fish

🥗Healthier: fresh fish

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Canned fish is often more affordable and easier to prepare.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers a natural sweetness with potential health benefits.

oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often less expensive.

Welcome to the channel, introduce the dish and taste tester.

List the ingredients needed for the bake.

Place all-purpose flour in a bowl and add dry ingredients: baking powder, salt, and sugar.

Add salted butter to the flour mixture and combine using hands.

Gradually add warm water to the mixture while kneading with fingers for comfort.

Knead the dough for about 2 to 3 minutes until the texture is consistent.

If the dough is sticky, add dry flour while kneading for even distribution of butter.

Form the dough into a ball and let it rest for 30 minutes.

After resting, roll out the dough on a floured surface.

Divide the dough into small balls, about the size of a handful, and shape them into smooth balls.

Heat oil in a pot on high heat while shaping the dough.

Once shaped, dust off excess flour from the dough balls before frying.

Lower the heat to medium and place the dough in the hot oil.

As the dough rises to the top, pour oil from the side of the pan onto the dough to help it rise further.

Fry until the bake is light golden brown on one side, then turn to brown the other side.

Remove the fried bake and place it on a container lined with paper to drain excess oil.

Continue frying the remaining dough balls and show the final results of the bake.

Break into a bake to show the soft and fluffy inside.

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