Tie-a-leaf, Dukunu, Blue Draws, or Conkie
Tie-a-leaf, dukunoo, blue draws, or conkie 🇯🇲🇦🇬🇩🇲🇻🇨🇧🇧🇬🇾🇹🇹🇱🇨🇰🇳 Made with some variation of Caribbean sweet potato, cornmeal, coconut, sugar, warm spices, and other ingredients… What do you call these where you’re from? Someone requested these for my Jamaican bakery series, but to be honest, I rarelyyy see them anymore. Try making them at home so our Caribbean traditions don’t die 🙏🏾 INGREDIENTS: 4 cups grated Caribbean sweet potato 1 cup grated cassava (or green bananas) 1 cup coconut flakes 1/2 cup fine cornmeal 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp vanilla extract 1/2 tbsp rose water 2 cups coconut milk Wrap scoops of mixture in blanched or pre-steamed banana leaves, tie with kitchen twine, then boil/steam for 45 minutes. Full recipe on TyphanieCooks.com . . #dukunoo #dukunu #bluedraws #tiealeaf #ducana #conkie #conkies #caribbeanfood #jamaica #jamaicanfood #typhaniecooks
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Instructions
Combine all ingredients to form a mixture. Wrap scoops of the mixture in blanched or pre-steamed banana leaves, tie with kitchen twine, then boil or steam for 45 minutes.View original recipe