How To Bake Trini Hops Bread

Hot Hops! Dev teaches Kez how to prepare this simple yet classic Trini bread:

Yield- 10

Ingredients:

Flour - 4 cups (sifted)

Dried Yeast- 1 1/2 tbsp

Brown Sugar- 1 1/2 tbsp

Salt- 1 1/14 tsp

Water- 10oz to 12 oz (luke warm)

Method:

Place flour in a bowl

Add yeast, sugar & salt (DO NOT PLACE YEAST CLOSE TO SALT AS IT WILL KILL THE YEAST IF IT MAKES CONTACT)

Mix together all dry ingredients

Make a well in the middle and add water

Knead for 10 minutes until dough becomes smooth

Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rest for 1 hour.

Uncover, punch air out of dough and form 10 balls

Place on a greased baking sheet, cover and let rest for 1 1/2 to 2 hours

Preheat oven to 400F

Once preheated, place a pan no smaller than 9” by 6” halfway filled with hot water in the bottom of your oven (This will help to create a hard outer shell and soft fluffy inside Hops bread is known for)

Bake Hops for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown