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St Kitts Coconut Dumplings

St Kitts Coconut Dumplings is a traditional Kittitian and Nevisian recipe for a boiled dumpling made from a blend of coconut flakes, flour, butter and oil that's served as an accompaniment. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Kittitian and Nevisian version of: St Kitts Coconut Dumplings.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Additional Time:

(+over-night desalting)

Serves:

6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Vegetarian RecipesSaint-kitts Recipes


Ingredients:

75g coconut flakes
200g wheat flour
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp butter
125ml water

Method:

Combine the flour, coconut, salt, butter and oil in a bowl. Gradually stir in water to make a stiff dough.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly-floured work surface and knead for about 2 minutes.

Cut of tear gofball-sized pieces from the dough. Roll into a ball then flatten into dumplings.If desired you can press dimples into the top and bottom surfaces with your thumb.

Bring a pan of lightly-salted water to a boil. Carefully slide in the dumplings one by one. Return to a simmer, cover the pan and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes until the dumplings are done.

Drain the dumplings and serve as an accompaniment.