Guyanese Coconut Buns

Description

My best friend gave me this recipe she was given while in British Guyana. You can substitute butter with margarine if the thought of a half pound of butter terrifies you 🙂 These are really delicious!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, cut into pieces
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • ¾ cup flaked coconut

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl
  3. stir together the flour
  4. sugar
  5. baking powder
  6. and salt. Add butter
  7. and cut in using a pastry blender or a fork until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. In a separate bowl
  8. whisk together the eggs
  9. milk
  10. vanilla extract
  11. and almond extract. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients
  12. and pour in the wet ingredients. Add coconut
  13. and mix just enough to blend. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  14. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven
  15. or until golden brown.

Servings: 24

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