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Jamaican Meat loaf

Jamaican Meat Loaf Recipe

Jamaican Meat Loaf soft savory pastry filled with spicy beef when you bite into it. It’s similar to a Jamaican patty, but meatloaf has a similar texture to coco bread. Many say meat loaf is like the baby brother of Jamaican beef patties. A meatloaf is like beef patty meets coco bread.
5 from 8 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course lunch
Cuisine Caribbean, Jamaican
Servings 6
Calories 334 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • Spicy Beef mince
  • 3 cups of flour
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 cup of buttermilk or whole milk
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil or melted butter

Instructions
 

  • Combine flour and salt. yeast and warm buttermilk and olive oil
  • Pour Olive oil on the surface. Put the dough on a flat surface and knead for 10 minutes. Keep adding oil to the surface of the dough that gets too sticky.
  • If you stretch the dough and it doesn’t break then it's ready.
  • Roll the dough into a big ball and coat the bowl lightly with olive oil roll the dough in the oil.
  • Cover it with plastic wrap and then a kitchen towel.
  • Set the dough aside for an hour to allow it to rise (it will double in size).

Make the pie crust:

  • Grease baking sheet
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F for 25-30 minutes.
  • Remove the dough and place it on a flat surface (lightly flour the surface)
  • Divide the dough into 6 to 8 parts and form a round ball (be sure to close the dough (SEE VIDEO)
  • Roll out each part with a rolling pin. Each part should be a circle depending on size ¼ inch thick
  • Use a rolling pin to roll out each dough part into a circle at least 1/4 inch thick.
  • Use a spoon to fill half the circle with the meat filling. Leave enough space along the edge for crimping.
  • Brush the inside edge of each dough part with water
  • Fold the other half of the dough over the filling press it close and then crimp edges using a fork and brush the top with milk.
  • Place on the baking sheet in the oven
  • Bake for 25 minutes or until it is puffed up and golden brown
  • Brush with oil or melted butter and serve while hot!

Video

Nutrition

Serving: 4gCalories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 11gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 115mgPotassium: 176mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 223IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 3mg
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