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Benjamins Gizzada Recipe

15 min Cook
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There’s more than enough dessert to go around in Jamaica, and Gizzada is at the top of everyone’s list. You’ll recognize it easily as it is a small round tart with pinch-like marks around the edges for stylistic effect, which is filled with grated coconut, sugar, nutmeg, ginger, and vanilla.

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Gizzada Recipe

Gizzada Recipe

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Crunch your way through the gooey center of a Gizzada for a delicious burst of flavor.
prep time
45 min
cooking time
15 min
servings
1
total time
1 hour

Equipment

  • Stove

  • Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 lb pastry flour

  • 1/2 tbsp sugar

  • 1/8 tsp salt

  • 1/4 lb margarine, cold

  • 1/4 lb shortening, cold

  • 3/4 cup cold water

Instructions

1
Place flour in a large bowl, add sugar and salt and mix well.
2
Shred the cold margarine and shortening, add to the flour and rub in until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.
3
Add cold water to the flour mixture and gently mix to form a pastry dough. Do not knead.
4
Cover the pastry and place in the refrigerator to relax for about 15-18 minutes.
5
Lightly dust the work surface with flour.
6
Remove pastry from the refrigerator and place on the floured work surface. Use a lightly floured rolling pin to roll out the pastry.
7
Use a 3 1/2 - 4 inch cutter to cut the rolled pastry into circles.
8
Crimp the edge using the thumb of one hand and the thumb and fore finger of the other hand.
9
Place on a cookie sheet, fill each with about three tablespoons coconut mixture and bake in a pre-heated oven at 205 degrees C or 400 degrees F for 15-20 minutes.
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