Jamaican Hard Dough (Hardo bread) and Coco Bread Recipe

What is Jamaican Hard Dough Bread?

Jamaican hard dough bread, also known as hardobread, is a slightly sweet, dense bread that is a Caribbean staple. It’s typically eaten with butter, jam, cheese, or plain with coco tea.

What is Jamaican Coco Bread?

Jamaican Coco bread is a soft, slightly sweet, dense bread that is often eaten with Jamaican beef patties or turnovers. Baked into flaps the patty usually goes inside of the coco bread to create a delicious sandwich.

What Ingredients do I Need to Make Hard Dough bread?

Making Jamaican Hard Dough bread is actually quite simple and easier than you think. All you need is:

• All Purpose Flour
• Salt
• Milk (unsweetened coconut milk if making coco bread)
• Yeast
• Brown Sugar
• Butter

Can I make Hard Dough bread and Coco Bread Vegan?

You can absolutely make hard dough bread and coco bread vegan. You can use plant based butter, and you can use coconut milk instead of cow’s milk. Oat milk is also a good substitute. Coconut milk can also be used to make the loaf of bread as opposed to making flaps.

Hard Dough Bread/Coco Bread Recipe

Prep Time: 1 hr 20 minutes

Baking Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 7-8 slices of bread or 6 Coco bread flaps

Ingredients

• 3 cups All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 tbsp Salt
• 1 packet of Yeast
• 1 cup of unsweetened Coconut Milk (for Coco Bread. For Hard Dough bread use milk)
• 3 tbsp Butter
• 1 tbsp Brown Sugar

Directions

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Proof the yeast by adding 1 packet of yeast to 1/4 cup of warm water (water should be approximately 100-110 degrees Fahrenheit) along with 1 teaspoon of sugar. Stir and allow it to sit for at least 15 minutes until the yeast mixture has tripled in size and is foamy & bubbly.

Step 2: Warm the coconut milk (approximately 30 seconds in the microwave if using room temperature coconut milk)

Step 3: Melt 3 tbsp of butter and add it to the coconut milk along with 1 tbsp of brown sugar and yeast mixture. Stir.

Step 4: Add 1/2 tbsp salt to 3 cups of flour and mix well.

Step 5: Slowly pour coconut milk mixture into the flour, and scrape the sides down with a spatula if needed. Mold into a round mound of dough.

Step 6: Place your dough into a bowl greased with butter. Cover, and allow the dough to rise for at least 1 hour.

Step 7: Punch the air out of the dough. If making hard dough bread shape into a loaf. If making coco bread, cut the dough into six equal pieces, roll each piece out until flat, and fold over to make flaps. Brush each with melted butter.

Step 8: Place bread into the oven at 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Brush with melted butter when it’s finished and enjoy!