Trinidad Butter Bread
When searching for my newest bread adventure, I scrolled through a list and butter bread caught my eye. I have always been a huge fan of butter. Of course I had to try making a bread with butter in the name!
Jump to RecipeThere were not many results when I went in search of a recipe. Luckily, I happened upon The Cupcake Criminal who had come up with a recipe in partnership with her mom and sister. I have paired down the original recipe to make 1 loaf rather than 2.
The first thing I do is preheat my oven and measure out my ingredients. Some may wait to turn on their ovens, but I prefer my kitchen to be a warm environment for the yeast.
Once the milk and water are warm to the touch, I start mixing my ingredients. First crumble the yeast into the flour, and add the sugar, salt, and shortening once the yeast is incorporated.
Next pour in the warmed milk and half of the water. Mix until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl, adding additional water when needed.
Knead the dough until smooth and elastic. The timing required for kneading will vary depending on your own strength and the type of flour you’re using.
Allow the dough to rise in a covered bowl for 1 hour. If you live in a dryer climate, I suggest dampening a cloth to cover the bowl.
Once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down and turn it out onto a floured surface. Roll the dough into a flat circle and brush with one tablespoon / 14.2 grams of melted butter. Roll the dough into a cylinder and place on a pan lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
Allow the shaped dough to rise once more for 30 minutes.
Before placing the bread into the oven, brush with another tablespoon / 14.2 grams of butter, and score a design if you desire.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until the outer crust is your desired color and the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when you tap on it.
Once baked, brush one last tablespoon / 14.2 grams of melted butter, allow to cool, then serve.
I hope you enjoy this bread as much as I did! Please come back to visit for more recipes and ongoing adventures in bread!
Trinidad Butter Bread
Course: Lunch, Breakfast, Sides, DinnerCuisine: MediterraneanDifficulty: Easy30
minutes1
hour30
minutesA deliciously buttery bread perfect for toasting.
Ingredients
4 cups / 480 grams flour
1 1/4 Tbsp / 14 grams yeast
2 Tbsp / 25 grams sugar
1/2 Tbsp / 8.5 grams salt
1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp / 63 grams shortening
1/2 cup / 123 grams warm milk
1/2 to 3/4 cup / 123 to 184 grams warm water
3 Tbsp / 42.6 grams melted butter
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350º F/ 177º C.
- Mix yeast into flour until well incorporated, then add in sugar, salt, and shortening.
- Pour in milk and half the warm water and mix well, adding more water until the dough is coming away from the sides of the bowl.
- Knead until dough is smooth and elastic.
- Allow dough to rest in bowl, covered for one hour.
- After dough has rested, punch it down and turn it out onto a floured surface. Roll it out into a flat circle.
- Brush the dough with one tablespoon / 14.2 grams of melted butter, and roll the dough into a cylindrical shape. Place on a pan lined with parchment paper or silicone mat.
- Allow the dough to rest for an additional 30 minutes.
- Before placing the bread into the oven, brush with another tablespoon / 14.2 grams of butter, and score a design if you desire.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the outer crust is your desired color and the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when you tap on it.
- Once baked, brush one last tablespoon / 14.2 grams of melted butter, allow to cool, then serve.
Recipe Video
Recipe adapted from: The Cupcake Criminal
This is my second time making this butter bread. And. I’m obsessed. I’m a Trinidadian. Living in Trinidad
I’m so glad you like it!
Thank you so much for responding to my comment. This is and will always be my “Go to” bread recipe. Thanking you once again. God bless
The first rise is 1 hour not one minute
Hello Sherline,
I had written 1 hour in the main post, but perhaps I was tired while filling out the recipe card. Thank you for catching this.
Adendum:
When I try to edit it shows as 1 hour. I will look into this further
How much degrees to bake the bread at
The bread bakes at 350º Farenheit or 177º Celcius. The same temperature as the recipe calls to heat the oven to.
Can I bake this in a loaf pan? And if yes what size would you recommend? Thanks in advance.
Hello J
I apologize for the delayed response. I haven’t tried a loaf pan, but I suspect it would work well. The loaves I made were almost as long as a standard cookie sheet so you may want to use the largest size loaf pan you have available. Try rolling the dough along the short side of the rectangle rather than the long side so it will fit in the loaf pan better. Let me know how it goes!
My grandmother made this all the time. She died when I was 13 and I have been searching for this recipe for years. I am going to make it for Christmas. Thank you so much!!!!
You’re very welcome! I was happy to find the recipe and try it out successfully. There is also a link to the original recipe where the author of the recipe shares her process to figure it out with her family. 🙂